Ministry of Fear (1944)
Popularity4/5
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Directors
Fritz Lang
Cast
Ray Milland, Marjorie Reynolds, Carl Esmond, Hillary Brooke, Percy Waram
The story
In wartime Britain during the Blitz, Stephen Neale is released from Lembridge Asylum. While waiting for a train to London, Neale visits a village fête hosted by the Mothers of Free Nations charity. He is urged to go to the palm reader's tent to have his fortune told by Mrs.
Genres
Drama, Film Noir, film noir, spy film
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