The Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain is based on the actual 1945 case of Soviet cipher clerk Igor Gouzenko, (Dana Andrews), who, after careful training, was assigned to the U.S.S.R. Embassy in Ottawa, Canada in the midst of World War II. Eventually, Gouzenko defected with 109 pages of material implicating several high level Canadian officials, outlined the steps taken to secure information about the the details of the nuclear bomb via numerous sleeper cells established throughout North America. The scandal that resulted when details of this case were publicized by American columnist Drew Pearson in early 1946 involved Canada, Britain and the United States.
Description: The Iron Curtain is based on the actual 1945 case of Soviet cipher clerk Igor Gouzenko, (Dana Andrews), who, after careful training, was assigned to the U.S.S.R. Embassy in Ottawa, Canada in the midst of World War II. Eventually, Gouzenko defected with 109 pages of material implicating several high level Canadian officials, outlined the steps taken to secure information about the the details of the nuclear bomb via numerous sleeper cells established throughout North America. The scandal that resulted when details of this case were publicized by American columnist Drew Pearson in early 1946 involved Canada, Britain and the United States.
Genres: Thriller
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0
Runtime: 87 minutes
Release Date: 1948-06-16
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Dana Andrews
Played Igor Gouzenko
Gene Tierney
Played Anna Gouzenko
June Havoc
Played Nina Karanova
Berry Kroeger
Played John Grubb, aka 'Paul'
Edna Best
Played Mrs. Albert Foster
Stefan Schnabel
Played Col. Ilya Ranov
Nicholas Joy
Played Dr. Harold Preston Norman, aka 'Alec'
Eduard Franz
Played Maj. Semyon Kulin
Frederic Tozere
Played Col. Aleksandr Trigorin (as Frederic Tozère)
Christopher Olsen
Played Andrei Gouzenko
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