Beyond the Curtain
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| Directed by | Compton Bennett |
| Written by | Compton Bennett Charles F. Blair John Cresswell |
| Produced by | John Martin |
| Starring | Richard Greene Eva Bartok Marius Goring Lucie Mannheim |
| Cinematography | Eric Cross |
| Music by | Kenneth Pakeman |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Beyond the Curtain is a 1960 British drama film written and directed by Compton Bennett, and starring Richard Greene and Eva Bartok.[1]
Plot
A refugee from East Germany finds herself trapped in her home city of Dresden when a plane she is travelling on between Berlin and West Germany is forced down. She is used by the Stasi, who want her to help them to find her dissident brother.
Cast
- Richard Greene as Captain Jim Kyle
- Eva Bartok as Karin von Seefeldt
- Marius Goring as Hans Körtner
- Lucie Mannheim as Frau von Seefeldt
- Andrée Melly as Linda
- George Mikell as Pieter von Seefeldt
- John Welsh as Turner
- Denis Shaw as Krumm
- Annette Carell as governor
- Gaylord Cavallaro as Twining
- Leonard Sachs as waiter
- Brian Wilde as Bill Seddon
- Steve Plytas as Zimmerman
- Guy Kingsley Poynter as Captain Law
- André Mikhelson as Russian Colonel
Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This inept melodrama creates little impact or excitement during the first half, and its later attempts at suspense belong to the early days of the serial. Human interest remains flabby throughout, Eva Bartok's strident and hysterical performance being just about what the woefully unconvincing script deserves, and only Eric Cross's photography, and a dash of surface action, rise above the generally tepid level."[2]
References
- ^ "Beyond the Curtain". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Beyond the Curtain". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 27 (312): 82. 1 January 1960 – via ProQuest.
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