This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Also from 1944 was the conspirators, a spy thriller that starred lorre, greenstreet, hedy lamarr, and paul henreid. The mask of dimitrios is a 1944 american film noir directed by jean negulesco and written by. I find a murder in a detective story much more sympathetic than a real murder. But latimer was a detectivestory writer and the chronological gaps in dimitrioss police record were a challenge to his professional ingenuity, a chance to pursue at last a reallife but at the same time safely academic line of detection. The mask of dimitrios 1944 flickers in timeflickers. The mask of dimitrios directed by jean negulesco written by frank gruber based on a novel by eric ambler 1944usa warner bros. The mask of dimitrios 1944 jean negulesco synopsis. A frenchman named chamfort, who should have known better, once said that chance was a nickname for providence. This is the first feature film of director jean negulesco. Thomas jones on thriller writer eric ambler books the.
Offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. His name was being crossed off police files from smyrna to paris. Ben mankiewicz introduces the mask of dimitrios, 1944. The mask of dimitrios 1944 stream and watch online. The mask of dimitrios dvd 1944 region 1 us import ntsc. Peter lorre, sydney greenstreet, faye emerson, and zachary scott in the mask of dimitrios 1944. In 1946 negulesco directed nobody lives forever, a noir that. The mask of dimitrios is an intricate little conspiracy thrillercumfilm noir that provides a great deal of entertainment value for fans of intrigue and betrayal, all cast in shadowy light that obscures as much as it illuminates. Italian words for mask include maschera, mascherare, nascondere, mascherano and mascherina.
In the early thriller novels of englishman, eric ambler, the typical ambler hero is a timid everyman who becomes. The mask of dimitrios 1944 peter lorre sidney greenstreet duration. The only major change is to accommodate peter lorre. Released 1944, the mask of dimitrios stars sydney greenstreet, peter lorre, zachary scott, faye emerson the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. With help from local marukakis eduardo cianelli, dutch writer leyden peter lorre has come to sofia, meeting the cagey irana faye emerson, who reveals some of her experience with the title character zachary scott, in the mask of dimitrios, 1944, from an eric ambler novel. The mask of dimitrios 1944 the movie database tmdb. This was a dvdr copy and i was very satisfied with the quality of the transfer. The mask of dimitrios was adapted from a 1939 novel by eric. Sydney greenstreet and peter lorre make a marvelous team in this exhilarating and atmospheric filmnoir that daily variety hailed. The mask of dimitrios is directed by jean negulesco and adapted to screenplay by frank gruber from the novel a coffin for dimitrios written by eric ambler.
In the united states it was published as a coffin for dimitrios. Original mask of dimitrios, the 1944 movie poster in vf. Warner, adolph deutsch, arthur edeson, frederick richards, zachary scott, faye emerson, peter lorre, victor francen, steven geray, florence bates, eduardo ciannelli, kurt katch, marjorie hoshelle, georges metaxa, john. The mask of dimitrios is in many ways an oldfashioned, intelligent thriller, displaying all the craft of disciplined good writing. References this article about an adventure novel of. Indeed, mask would be a top tier noir entry were it not for the fact that the script bogs down in talk a bit too often. But the main thing about reading the book, the primary pleasure unavailable to viewers of the 1944 film the mask of dimitrios, is that the movie timeframe makes. The movie was a stylish adaptation of an eric ambler novel about a mystery writer who becomes involved in a murder investigation. The central character, latimer, is an academic and writer. Mystery writer cornelius leyden becomes intrigued when the murdered body of a vicious career criminal washes up in the bosphorus. The mask of dimitrios is a 1944 american film noir directed by jean negulesco and written by frank gruber, based on the 1939 novel of the same name written by eric ambler. First published in 1939 by hodder and stoughton the mask of dimitrios is considered eric amblers most praised book and widely acknowledged as one of the great espionage thrillers of the 20 th century the intelligence, authenticity and engrossing story telling that established the mask of dimitrios has been copied by le. Street date may 21, 20 available through the warner archive collection 18.
The mask of dimitrios 1944 jean negulesco, peter lorre, sydney. The mask of dimitrios is a 1944 english film stars sydney greenstreet, jean negulesco, eric ambler, frank gruber, henry blanke, jack l. The mask of dimitrios may get bogged down with its storytelling structure, but dont let that keep you from enjoying yet another amazing encounter between greenstreet and lorre. A romantic sense of ruritania gave way to a more precise italy, france.
The mask of dimitrios, poster, us poster, from top. The mask of dimitrios is a 1939 novel by eric ambler. Original movie poster for mask of dimitrios 1944 6538 original warner brothers six sheet poster 81x81. Yet, when these facts are seen side by side with other facts in the case, it is difficult no. Repeated with small variations throughout the story how little kindness there is in the world today. Sydney greenstreet the mask of dimitrios 1944 stock image peter lorre sydney greenstreet the mask of dimitrios 1944. The mask of dimitrios 1944 dvdrip free download cinema of the. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Name checked by ian fleming as james bonds favoured reading material in from russia with love, the mask of dimitrios has been an influence on thriller writers since its publication in 1939. The mask of dimitrios film by negulesco 1944 britannica. A coffin for dimitrios chapter 14, the mask of dimitrios. The mask of dimitrios movie quotes rotten tomatoes. No big deal another minor difference is the hapless bureaucrat dimitrios hustles. Meanwhile, dimitrios doublecrossed grodek, selling the charts himself to the italian government.
With peter lorre, sydney greenstreet, zachary scott, faye emerson. Lorre reins it in to play a detective novelist, an innocent abroad whose curiosity lands him on the trail of international man of. The mask of dimitrios is a 1944 american film noir directed by jean negulesco and written by frank gruber, based on the 1939 novel of the same name written by eric ambler in the united states, it was published as a coffin for dimitrios the film features sydney greenstreet, zachary scott as dimitrios makropoulos, faye emerson and peter lorre. By nicolas rapold in the julyaugust 20 issue ive never seen a dead man, says, oddly enough, peter lorre, in jean negulescos borderhopping 1944 crime thriller. Other articles where the mask of dimitrios is discussed. Near the beginning of the mask of dimitrios, his most celebrated novel, he gives a terse account of the final weeks of the 191922 grecoturkish war. Mask of dimitrios, the movie posters from movie poster shop. The mask of dimitrios posted on 22nd march 2015 by eric ambler our waterstones book club choice this week is the gripping thriller the mask of dimitrios by eric ambler. It stars sydney greenstreet, peter lorre, zachary scott and faye emerson. The mask of dimitrios backgrounded with international intrigues, the mask of dimitrios has an occasional element of suspense, but those moments are comparatively few.
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