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Dark Journey [1937]
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A secret agent and the sinister but charming Conrad Veidt
Review date: 2008-05-13 Rating: 8 out of 10
This is a spy story set in Sweden during WW1 (Spring, 1918). It has a very good story line. The supposedly neutral country of Sweden has been heavily infiltrated by spies from France, Britain and Germany. In Stockholm, high society is alive with intrigue and espionage.
Vivien Leigh plays Madeleine Goddard, who runs an exclusive fashion house, a job that often takes her to Paris. She is also a German spy. Vying for her affections are an English secret agent and the charming aristocratic German deserter Baron von Marwitz (Conrad Veidt).
When her spy cell appears to have been compromised, Madeleine is sent to Paris to discover the fate of other agents. But her affair with von Marwitz is deepening. What is more important to her, love or duty? Or is everything what it seems?
Made in 1937, this is a cracking little spy film. It moves along at pace, it has a great atmosphere about it, helped by it being black and white, and the acting is very good. Veidt hangs like a smiling black bird of prey over every scene he appears in, even those in which he is being charming! There is no doubt his stature and his voice give him a tremendous screen presence.
I really like this film. I think it can be watched time and again. I recommend it to all.
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Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Vivien Leigh
Conrad Veidt
Creators:
Vivien Leigh (Primary Contributor)
Conrad Veidt (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Simply Media
Manufacturer: Simply Media
EAN: 5019322240914
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Black & White, PAL,
Release date: 2007-02-12
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Audience rating: Universal, suitable for all
Running time: 77 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1937
Language: English (Original Language)