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"You'll see the screen cook when "The Lover" meets "The Look"!!!"

1945 1h 58m EN

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★5.5TMDB · 27

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Synopsis

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During the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies.

“You'll see the screen cook when "The Lover" meets "The Look"!!!”

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Cast

Charles Boyer
Luis Denard
Lauren Bacall
Rose Cullen
Victor Francen
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Wanda Hendrix
Else
George Coulouris
Captain Currie
Peter Lorre
Contreras
Katina Paxinou
Mrs. Melandez
John Warburton
Neil Forbes

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Herman Shumlin
Writers: Robert Buckner
Languages: English, German
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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81 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

AWARDS

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Directed by Herman Shumlin, shot by James Wong Howe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Franz Waxman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Charles Boyer and Lauren Bacall and Victor Francen carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You'll see the screen cook when "The Lover" meets "The Look"!!!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0037610 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Herman Shumlin directs. James Wong Howe behind the camera. Franz Waxman scores. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, German.

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181 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Herman Shumlin, shot by James Wong Howe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Franz Waxman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Charles Boyer and Lauren Bacall and Victor Francen carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "You'll see the screen cook when "The Lover" meets "The Look"!!!".
8IMDB entry: tt0037610 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 27 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "espionage", "spanish civil war (1936-39)", "fascist", "cargo ship".