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The Iron Curtain (1948)

What Was Behind Their Mission... THIS TERROR?

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Released June 16, 1948Runtime 1h 27mDirector William A. Wellman

The Iron Curtain is based on the actual 1945 case of Soviet cipher clerk Igor Gouzenko, (Dana Andrews), who, after careful training, was assigned to the U.S.S.R. Embassy in Ottawa, Canada in the midst of World War II. Eventually, Gouzenko defected with 109 pages of material implicating several high level Canadian officials, outlined the steps taken to secure information about the the details of the nuclear bomb via numerous sleeper cells established throughout North America. The scandal that resulted when details of this case were publicized by American columnist Drew Pearson in early 1946 involved Canada, Britain and the United States.

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Cast of The Iron Curtain

Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

Igor Gouzenko
Gene Tierney

Gene Tierney

Anna Gouzenko
June Havoc

June Havoc

Nina Karanova
Berry Kroeger

Berry Kroeger

John Grubb, aka 'Paul'
Edna Best

Edna Best

Mrs. Albert Foster
Stefan Schnabel

Stefan Schnabel

Col. Ilya Ranov
Nicholas Joy

Nicholas Joy

Dr. Harold Preston Norman, aka 'Alec'
Eduard Franz

Eduard Franz

Maj. Semyon Kulin
Frederic Tozere

Frederic Tozere

Col. Aleksandr Trigorin (as Frederic Tozère)
Christopher Olsen

Christopher Olsen

Andrei Gouzenko
Noel Cravat

Noel Cravat

John Davidson

John Davidson

About The Iron Curtain

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Who stars in The Iron Curtain?

The Iron Curtain stars Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, June Havoc, Berry Kroeger, Edna Best.

Who directed The Iron Curtain?

The Iron Curtain was directed by William A. Wellman.

How long is The Iron Curtain?

The Iron Curtain has a runtime of 1h 27m.

What is The Iron Curtain about?

The Iron Curtain is based on the actual 1945 case of Soviet cipher clerk Igor Gouzenko, (Dana Andrews), who, after careful training, was assigned to the U.S.S.R. Embassy in Ottawa, Canada in the midst of World War II. Eventually, Gouzenko defected with 109 pages of material implicating several high level Canadian officials, outlined the steps taken to secure information about the the details of the nuclear bomb via numerous sleeper cells established throughout North America. The scandal that resulted when details of this case were publicized by American columnist Drew Pearson in early 1946 involved Canada, Britain and the United States.