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Director:
Writers:
Eric Ambler (novel)
W.R. Burnett (screenplay)
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Release Date:
3 July 1943 (USA) more
Tagline:
Love in the midst of intrigue!
Plot:
Ankara in neutral Turkey : World War Two. A town of intrigue and of provocateurs. The Germans are planning... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
No prize winner but a more than rewarding WWII adventure. more (16 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | George Raft | ... | Joe Barton |
 | Brenda Marshall | ... | Tamara Zaleshoff |
 | Sydney Greenstreet | ... | Colonel Robinson |
 | Peter Lorre | ... | Nikolai Zaleshoff |
 | Osa Massen | ... | Ana Remzi |
| Turhan Bey | ... | Hassan |
| Willard Robertson | ... | 'Mac' McNamara |
| Kurt Katch | ... | Mailler |
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Runtime:
80 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Australia:G | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #8833)
Filming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
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This film is mentioned in Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" as the second in a double feature seen by Sal and Dean in a Detroit theater (chapter 11 of part three). more
Quotes:
Colonel Robinson: They're taking you downstairs to the cellars. You'll be separated from this room by several meters of stonework, but I think I'll be able to hear your reactions to Capt. Mailler's persuasive methods. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Warner at War (2008) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Rosen aus dem Süden (Roses from the South), Op.388 more
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It seems that most IMDb reviewers have a pretty low opinion of "Background to Danger." Well, I admit that many of the criticisms of this film have merit. First of all, George Raft was decidedly not near the top of Hollywood actors. Second, there is, as many have observed, more than a little resemblance between this film and some others, such as "Casablanca." And I keep wondering what the film would have been like with Bogart, Cagney, or Garfield in the lead role.
Nevertheless, this is a film I have enjoyed many times and probably will again. Some of Raft's lines probably would not have worked with Cagney or Garfield, but they are okay coming from Raft. And, of course, the supporting cast is really excellent.
All in all, I think you will enjoy this film if you don't go in expecting something on the level of "Casablanca" or even that of "Sahara," a Columbia film of the same year starring Humphrey Bogart. In short, enjoy the fast pace and the really great support from Greenstreet, Lorre, Brenda Marshall and the others.