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Ministry Of Fear (Criterion Collection)

Ministry Of Fear (Criterion Collection)

Paramount Pictures (1944)
Crime | Drama | Film Noir | Thriller
USA | English | Color | 01:26
Criterion Collection
Blu-ray
NR (Not Rated)
715515103411
| 1 disc
Region 1
HD Case

The film tells the story of a man just released from a mental asylum who finds himself caught up in an international spy ring in London during the Blitz. After guessing the weight of a cake at a fair and winning it, he is pursued by foreign agents and incriminated for murder.


Cast View all

Ray Milland Stephen Neale
Marjorie Reynolds Carla Hilfe
Carl Esmond Willi Hilfe
Hillary Brooke Mrs. Bellane #2
Percy Waram Inspector Prentice
Dan Duryea Cost
Alan Napier Dr. JM Forrester
Erskine Sanford George Rennit
Harry Allen Tailor's Delivery Man
Frank Baker Scotland Yard Man
Vangie Beilby Old Lady at Charity Bazaar
Wilson Benge Air Raid Warden
Evelyn Beresford Fat Lady at Charity Bazaar
Arthur Blake Man
Matthew Boulton Official / Ministry of Home Security
George Broughton Man in Tailor's Shop
Leonard Carey Porter
Bruce Carruthers Police Clerk
David Clyde English Bobby
Anne Curson Lady with Children
Frank Dawson Vicar
Cyril Delevanti Railroad Agent
Aminta Dyne Mrs. Bellane #1 - Fortune Teller
Mary Field Martha Penteel
Edward Fielding Ministry Executive

Personal

Quantity 1
Seen
Added Date Dec 25, 2015 19:23:52
Modified Date Jun 12, 2022 00:34:20

Edition details

Screen Ratios Academy Ratio (1.37:1)
Audio Tracks PCM Stereo [English]
Subtitles English | English (Closed Captioned)
Layers Single side, Dual layer
Edition Release Date Mar 12, 2013

Notes

Christmas gift 2015 from Beth

Disc Features
New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
New interview with Fritz Lang scholar Joe McElhaney
Trailer
PLUS: A new essay by critic Glenn Kenny

New cover by Geoff Grandfield

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