The Iron Curtain
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“What Was Behind Their Mission... THIS TERROR?”
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
24 people
Dana Andrews
Igor Gouzenko
Known for
Laura
The Best Years of Our Lives
Gene Tierney
Anna Gouzenko
Known for
Laura
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
June Havoc
Nina Karanova
Known for
A Return to Salem's Lot
Gentleman's Agreement
Berry Kroeger
John Grubb, aka 'Paul'
Known for
Gun Crazy
Demon Seed
Edna Best
Mrs. Albert Foster
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Stefan Schnabel
Col. Ilya Ranov
Known for
Firefox
Green Card
Nicholas Joy
Dr. Harold Preston Norman, aka 'Alec'
Known for
Gentleman's Agreement
Desk Set
Eduard Franz
Maj. Semyon Kulin
Known for
The Thing from Another World
The Ten Commandments
Frederic Tozere
Col. Aleksandr Trigorin (as Frederic Tozère)
Known for
Madame Bovary
Christopher Olsen
Andrei Gouzenko
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Bigger Than Life
Noel Cravat
Known for
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
Anne Curson
William A. Wellman Director · Milton Krims Screenplay Igor Gouzenko Writer
United States release June 16, 1948 · Produced in United States · Production 20th Century Studios
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20th Century Fox
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20th Century Studios
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United States
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
United States · June 16, 1948
Theatrical
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