The mask of dimitrios may get bogged down with its storytelling structure, but dont let that keep you from enjoying yet another amazing encounter between greenstreet and lorre. Mystery writer cornelius leyden becomes intrigued when the murdered body of a vicious career criminal washes up in the bosphorus. The mask of dimitrios film by negulesco 1944 britannica. His name was being crossed off police files from smyrna to paris. The mask of dimitrios is an intricate little conspiracy thrillercumfilm noir that provides a great deal of entertainment value for fans of intrigue and betrayal, all cast in shadowy light that obscures as much as it illuminates. But latimer was a detectivestory writer and the chronological gaps in dimitrioss police record were a challenge to his professional ingenuity, a chance to pursue at last a reallife but at the same time safely academic line of detection. Peter lorre, sydney greenstreet, faye emerson, and zachary scott in the mask of dimitrios 1944. Indeed, mask would be a top tier noir entry were it not for the fact that the script bogs down in talk a bit too often.
With help from local marukakis eduardo cianelli, dutch writer leyden peter lorre has come to sofia, meeting the cagey irana faye emerson, who reveals some of her experience with the title character zachary scott, in the mask of dimitrios, 1944, from an eric ambler novel. A coffin for dimitrios chapter 14, the mask of dimitrios. Meanwhile, dimitrios, as his wont, double crosses his confederates by selling the charts to the italian government. Mask of dimitrios, the movie posters from movie poster shop. The mask of dimitrios 1944 jean negulesco synopsis. Offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. Near the beginning of the mask of dimitrios, his most celebrated novel, he gives a terse account of the final weeks of the 191922 grecoturkish war. The mask of dimitrios 1944 the movie database tmdb. The central character, latimer, is an academic and writer. Sydney greenstreet, zachary scott, faye emerson, peter lorre, victor francen, 1944. The mask of dimitrios directed by jean negulesco written by frank gruber based on a novel by eric ambler 1944usa warner bros.
In 1946 negulesco directed nobody lives forever, a noir that. It stars sydney greenstreet, peter lorre, zachary scott and faye emerson. Also from 1944 was the conspirators, a spy thriller that starred lorre, greenstreet, hedy lamarr, and paul henreid. Original mask of dimitrios, the 1944 movie poster in vf. The movie was a stylish adaptation of an eric ambler novel about a mystery writer who becomes involved in a murder investigation. A frenchman named chamfort, who should have known better, once said that chance was a nickname for providence. Yet, when these facts are seen side by side with other facts in the case, it is difficult no. Sydney greenstreet the mask of dimitrios 1944 stock image peter lorre sydney greenstreet the mask of dimitrios 1944. The mask of dimitrios 1944 jean negulesco, peter lorre, sydney. No big deal another minor difference is the hapless bureaucrat dimitrios hustles.
In the united states it was published as a coffin for dimitrios. The mask of dimitrios is a 1944 american film noir directed by jean negulesco and written by frank gruber, based on the 1939 novel of the same name written by eric ambler in the united states, it was published as a coffin for dimitrios the film features sydney greenstreet, zachary scott as dimitrios makropoulos, faye emerson and peter lorre. Street date may 21, 20 available through the warner archive collection 18. The mask of dimitrios 1944 peter lorre sidney greenstreet duration. The mask of dimitrios sydney greenstreet peter lorre zachary scott 1944 a smuggler sydney greenstreet and a dutch mystery writer peter lorre trace the life of. The only major change is to accommodate peter lorre. I find a murder in a detective story much more sympathetic than a real murder. The mask of dimitrios 1944 flickers in timeflickers. This was a dvdr copy and i was very satisfied with the quality of the transfer. The mask of dimitrios is a relative rarity for its time in that it follows eric amblers book faithfully.
Thomas jones on thriller writer eric ambler books the. The mask of dimitrios 1944 dvdrip free download cinema of the. The mask of dimitrios movie quotes rotten tomatoes. The mask of dimitrios is a 1944 english film stars sydney greenstreet, jean negulesco, eric ambler, frank gruber, henry blanke, jack l. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Warner, adolph deutsch, arthur edeson, frederick richards, zachary scott, faye emerson, peter lorre, victor francen, steven geray, florence bates, eduardo ciannelli, kurt katch, marjorie hoshelle, georges metaxa, john. The mask of dimitrios 1944 stream and watch online. It has been adapted as a radio play and made into a featurelength film, the mask of dimitrios. References this article about an adventure novel of. The mask of dimitrios is a 1939 novel by eric ambler. The mask of dimitrios dvd 1944 region 1 us import ntsc. Italian words for mask include maschera, mascherare, nascondere, mascherano and mascherina. Negulesco was slated to direct the maltese falcon in 1941, but was soon replaced by john huston. The mask of dimitrios is in many ways an oldfashioned, intelligent thriller, displaying all the craft of disciplined good writing.
Original movie poster for mask of dimitrios 1944 6538 original warner brothers six sheet poster 81x81. First published in 1939 by hodder and stoughton the mask of dimitrios is considered eric amblers most praised book and widely acknowledged as one of the great espionage thrillers of the 20 th century the intelligence, authenticity and engrossing story telling that established the mask of dimitrios has been copied by le. The mask of dimitrios is directed by jean negulesco and adapted to screenplay by frank gruber from the novel a coffin for dimitrios written by eric ambler. Other articles where the mask of dimitrios is discussed. He has written books on economics, but, latterly, has become successful as a writer of popular, well written detective stories. Ben mankiewicz introduces the mask of dimitrios, 1944. A romantic sense of ruritania gave way to a more precise italy, france. I highly recommend this film and hope that journey into fear becomes available. The mask of dimitrios, poster, us poster, from top. The mask of dimitrios is a film noir from 1944 with the dynamic noir duo of peter lorre and sydney greenstreet. Sydney greenstreet and peter lorre make a marvelous team in this exhilarating and atmospheric filmnoir that daily variety hailed. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are.
But the main thing about reading the book, the primary pleasure unavailable to viewers of the 1944 film the mask of dimitrios, is that the movie timeframe makes. Meanwhile, dimitrios doublecrossed grodek, selling the charts himself to the italian government. The mask of dimitrios backgrounded with international intrigues, the mask of dimitrios has an occasional element of suspense, but those moments are comparatively few. Lorre reins it in to play a detective novelist, an innocent abroad whose curiosity lands him on the trail of international man of. The mask of dimitrios posted on 22nd march 2015 by eric ambler our waterstones book club choice this week is the gripping thriller the mask of dimitrios by eric ambler. The mask of dimitrios is a 1944 american film noir directed by jean negulesco and written by. By nicolas rapold in the julyaugust 20 issue ive never seen a dead man, says, oddly enough, peter lorre, in jean negulescos borderhopping 1944 crime thriller. Released 1944, the mask of dimitrios stars sydney greenstreet, peter lorre, zachary scott, faye emerson the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Repeated with small variations throughout the story how little kindness there is in the world today. This is the first feature film of director jean negulesco.
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