1944 • dir Fritz Lang w/Ray Milland, Marjorie Reynolds, Carl Esmond, Dan Duryea, Alan Napier, Erskine Sanford • 86 min • 35mm
When an unwitting man (Milland) wins a seemingly innocent cake in a town fair, he finds himself plunged into a world of danger and deception surrounding Nazi spies in London during the Blitz. Another excellent noir from Lang with a deliciously sinister turn by the great Dan Duryea.
Staff Pick: Dave
“Lang at his finest and purest.”
– Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
“A wonderfully atmospheric, almost expressionistic thriller, packed with memorable moments.”
– Tom Milne, Time Out
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Ministry of Fear
Double Feature with PHANTOM LADY (3:00, 7:00)
1944 • dir Fritz Lang w/Ray Milland, Marjorie Reynolds, Carl Esmond, Dan Duryea, Alan Napier, Erskine Sanford • 86 min • 35mm
When an unwitting man (Milland) wins a seemingly innocent cake in a town fair, he finds himself plunged into a world of danger and deception surrounding Nazi spies in London during the Blitz. Another excellent noir from Lang with a deliciously sinister turn by the great Dan Duryea.
Staff Pick: Dave