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1943
1h 20m
6.6(25 votes)
Thriller
War

Overview

An American gets caught up in wartime action in Turkey.

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Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast & Crew

69 members
Acting

George Raft

Joe Barton

George Raft
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Brenda Marshall

Tamara Zaleshoff

Brenda Marshall
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Sydney Greenstreet

Colonel Robinson

Sydney Greenstreet
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Peter Lorre

Nikolai Zaleshoff

Peter Lorre
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Osa Massen

Ana Remzi

Osa Massen
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Turhan Bey

Hassan

Turhan Bey
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Willard Robertson

'Mac' McNamara

Willard Robertson
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Kurt Katch

Mailler

Kurt Katch
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Nino Bellini

Turkish Secretary

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Eumenio Blanco

Syrian Vendor

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John Bleifer

Secretary

John Bleifer
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Walter Bonn

German Officer

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Dick Botiller

Plane Announcer

Dick Botiller
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Jack Chefe

Elevator Operator

Jack Chefe
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Pedro de Cordoba

Baba - Old Turk

Pedro de Cordoba
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Jean De Briac

Levantine Porter

Jean De Briac
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Charles De Ravenne

Bellboy

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Jack Deery

Man at Train Station

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Jean Del Val

Clerk

Jean Del Val
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William Edmunds

Waiter with Information

William Edmunds
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Fernanda Eliscu

Turkish Wife on Train

Fernanda Eliscu
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Demetris Emanuel

Turkish Official

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Hassan Ezzat

Turkish Conductor

Hassan Ezzat
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Curt Furburg

Franz Von Papen

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Steven Geray

Ludwig Rader

Steven Geray
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Rudy Germane

Club Patron

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Frederick Giermann

Attaché

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Lisa Golm

German Daughter

Lisa Golm
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Carl Harbaugh

Butler

Carl Harbaugh
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Carl Harbord

Minor Role

Carl Harbord
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Yeghishe Harout

Turkish Policeman

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Ernst Hauessermann

Clerk

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Charles Irwin

Hotchkins - English Traveler

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Dave Kashner

Minor Role

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James Khan

Train Caller

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Manart Kippen

Ivan

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Kurt Kreuger

Chauffeur

Kurt Kreuger
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Charles La Torre

Moustaffa - Typesetter

Charles La Torre
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Liparit

Wagon Driver

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Jerry Mandy

Italian on Train

Jerry Mandy
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Lou Marcelle

Commentator

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Michael Mark

Hotel Night Clerk

Michael Mark
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Georges Metaxa

L.V. Bastaki

Georges Metaxa
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Ray Miller

Chauffeur

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Daniel Ocko

Igor Rashenko

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Sylvia Opert

Nautch Dancer

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Nestor Paiva

Koylan

Nestor Paiva
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John Piffle

Fat Turk on Train

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Paul Porcasi

Customs Official with Joe

Paul Porcasi
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Frank Puglia

Syrian Vendor

Frank Puglia
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Frank Reicher

Rudick - the Assasin

Frank Reicher
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Otto Reichow

Mailler's Henchman

Otto Reichow
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Georges Renavent

Customs Official with Ana

Georges Renavent
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Antonio Samaniego

Policeman

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Cosmo Sardo

Clerk

Cosmo Sardo
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Irene Seidner

German Mother

Irene Seidner
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Cap Somers

Chef

Cap Somers
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Tom Steele

Thug at Newspaper Office

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Robert R. Stephenson

German

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Rafael Alcayde

Turkish Husband on Train

Rafael Alcayde
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Nick Thompson

Butler

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John Van Eyck

Official

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Juan Varro

Policeman

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Wilhelm von Brincken

German Official

Wilhelm von Brincken
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Hans Heinrich von Twardowski

German Officer

Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
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Leo White

Whispering Agent

Leo White
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Fred Wolff

Reiger

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William Yetter Sr.

Schneider - Mailler's Henchman

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Directing

Alfred Zeisler

Attaché

Alfred Zeisler

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