Immediately following World War II, ex-Nazi Franz Kindler is living under a false identity as a teacher in a small Connecticut town, and has even married the headmaster's daughter as part of his cover. But when one of Kindler's old German associates arrives unexpectedly in town, bringing in his wake a sly federal investigator, Kindler resorts to desperate measures to preserve his secret.
Immediately following World War II, ex-Nazi Franz Kindler is living under a false identity as a teacher in a small Connecticut town, and has even married the headmaster's daughter as part of his cover. But when one of Kindler's old German associates arrives unexpectedly in town, bringing in his wake a sly federal investigator, Kindler resorts to desperate measures to preserve his secret.
Director Orson Welles
Writers
Anthony Veiller Victor Trivas Decla Dunning
Orson Welles Prof. Charles Rankin
Edward G. Robinson Mr. Wilson
Loretta Young Mary Longstreet
Philip Merivale Judge Adam Longstreet
Richard Long Noah Longstreet
Konstantin Shayne Konrad Meinike
Byron Keith Dr. Jeffrey Lawrence
Billy House Mr. Potter
Martha Wentworth Sara
film noir, WWII, war crimes, murder mystery, classic films