In the winter of 1938, Paris is crowded with refugees from the Nazis, who live in the black shadows of night, trying to evade deportation. One such is Dr. Ravic, who practices medicine illegally and stalks his old Nazi enemy Haake with murder in mind. One rainy night, Ravic meets Joan Madou, a kept woman cast adrift by her lover's sudden death. Against Ravic's better judgment, they become involved in a doomed affair.
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Ingrid Bergman
Joan Madou
Charles Boyer
Dr. Ravic
Charles Laughton
Ivon Haake
Louis Calhern
Boris Morosov
Ruth Warrick
Kate Bergstroem
Roman Bohnen
Dr. Veber
J. Edward Bromberg
Verdun Hotel Manager
Ruth Nelson
Madame Fessier
Stephen Bekassy
Alex
Curt Bois
Tattooed Waiter
Director
Lewis Milestone
Screenplay
Lewis Milestone
Tagline
"The story of an outcast and a killer!"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production
Enterprise Productions, United Artists
CinemaSerf
September 3, 2022
Despite featuring one of my favourite actors - Charles Laughton ("Haake"), Ingrid Bergman manages to drag this wartime drama down to an almost soporific pace as her character "Joan" is rescued from almost certain suicide by compassionate Czech doctor "Ravic" (Charles Boyer). Both are refugees fleeing the rise of the Nazis in Eastern Europe. She has what can only be described as a bit of a chequere...
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