- Actors: Joan Crawford, John Wayne, Philip Dorn, Reginald Owen, Albert Bassermann
- Directors: Jules Dassin
- Writers: Charles Hoffman, Jan Lustig, Leslie Bush-Fekete, Marc Connelly, Marvin Borowsky
- Producers: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
- Language English
- Subtitles: English, French
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- DVD Release Date: 22 May 2007
- Run Time: 104 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000O179JK
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 61,522 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Entertaining, though slightly absurd, World War II story. Rich French woman (Joan Crawford) is madly in love with and engaged to rich French industrialist (Philip Dorn). She is a self-indulgent society woman, until the war ravages the France she knew. Now, with France under Nazi occupation, her magnificent mansion in Paris in the hands of the German comquerors, her fiance seemingly in the thrall of the Nazis, she sees the light and undergoes a change. A fervent patriot, she rejects the Nazis and, in doing so, rejects her fiance.
An injured American RAF pilot (John Wayne) accosts her on the streets of Paris one night and induces a surprised Joan Crawford to help him escape those whom he believes are following him. She does so, but it soon becomes paramount that he leave France. She turns for help to her by now estranged fiance, whom she has spurned, because she perceived him as having collaborated with the enemy. To her surprise, he agrees to help her.
The pilot's departure does not go according to plan, however, and Joan discovers that things are not always what they seem. Though the viewer will probably realize what is going on before Joan does, this does not take away from the enjoyment of what is clearly a war propaganda film.
Philip Dorn is wonderful in the part of the rich French industrialist and Joan's fiance. Joan is, as always, beautifully garbed in exquisite outfits and give an excellent performance. John Wayne is overshadowed by his co-stars and seems somewhat awkward in the part of the American RAF pilot. While the screenplay is somewhat unbelievable, it is an entertaining film, nonetheless. Joan Crawford fans and those who love classic films will surely enjoy it.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I loved this movie, Joan's preformance is fantastic. The plot takes on many twists and turns with lots of suprizes along the way.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
i had not seen this film before i bought it i think it is fair
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