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The Iron Curtain

NR
Thriller
5.8/10(25 ratings)

The Iron Curtain is based on the actual 1945 case of Soviet cipher clerk Igor Gouzenko, (Dana Andrews), who, after careful training, was assigned to the U.S.S.R. Embassy in Ottawa, Canada in the midst of World War II. Eventually, Gouzenko defected with 109 pages of material implicating several high level Canadian officials, outlined the steps taken to secure information about the the details of the nuclear bomb via numerous sleeper cells established throughout North America. The scandal that resulted when details of this case were publicized by American columnist Drew Pearson in early 1946 involved Canada, Britain and the United States.

06-16-1948
1h 27m
The Iron Curtain
Backdrop for The Iron Curtain

Main Cast

Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

Igor Gouzenko

Gene Tierney

Gene Tierney

Anna Gouzenko

June Havoc

June Havoc

Nina Karanova

Berry Kroeger

Berry Kroeger

John Grubb, aka 'Paul'

Mrs. Albert Foster

Stefan Schnabel

Stefan Schnabel

Col. Ilya Ranov

Dr. Harold Preston Norman, aka 'Alec'

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
William A. Wellman
Production:
20th Century Fox

Key Crew

Director:
William A. Wellman
Producer:
Sol C. Siegel
Art Direction:
Lyle R. Wheeler

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en