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The Mask of Dimitrios is a 1944 American film noir starring Sydney Greenstreet, Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson, Peter Lorre, and Victor Francen. Directed by Jean Negulesco, it was written by Frank Gruber, based on the 1939 novel of the same title written by Eric Ambler. [1] Scott played the title role, of Dimitrios Makropoulos, in his film debut.
The Mask of Dimitrios is a 1939 novel by Eric Ambler. In the United States it was published as A Coffin for Dimitrios. [1] The book is sometimes regarded as Ambler's finest, [2] however this is disputed. [3] Ambler's discussions with Turkish exiles in Montparnasse provided some of the inspiration for the book. [2]
In the last two, and The Mask of Dimitrios, he received top billing. He had dramatic roles, such as William Makepeace Thackeray in Devotion (1946), and witty performances in screwball comedies, such as Alexander Yardley in Christmas in Connecticut (1944). Near the end of his film career, he played opposite Joan Crawford in Flamingo Road (1949).
The Mask of Dimitrios: Jean Negulesco: Sydney Greenstreet, Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson: United States [34] Ministry of Fear: Fritz Lang: Ray Milland, Marjorie Reynolds, Carl Esmond: United States: Psychological Thriller [35] Murder, My Sweet: Edward Dmytryk: Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley: United States [36] Phantom Lady: Robert Siodmak
1944 The Mask of Dimitrios: Mystery Jean Negulesco: Dimitrios Makropoulos Zachary Scott: n/a USA 1944 Destination Tokyo: War Delmer Daves: Leos Theofilos Karafias Jr aka "Tin Can" Dane Clark: n/a USA 1951 It's a Big Country: Anthology Charles Vidor: Icarus Xenophon Gene Kelly: n/a USA 1953 Beneath the 12-Mile Reef: Drama Robert D. Webb: Tony ...
Ambler's best-known works are probably The Mask of Dimitrios (1939) (published in the US under the title A Coffin for Dimitrios), which was made into a film in 1944, and The Light of Day (1962), filmed in 1964 as Topkapi. He was also a successful screenwriter and lived in Los Angeles in his later years.
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Most of these motion pictures were variations on Casablanca, including Background to Danger (1943, with George Raft); Passage to Marseille (1944), reuniting them with Humphrey Bogart and Claude Rains; The Mask of Dimitrios (1944); The Conspirators (1944, with Hedy Lamarr and Paul Henreid); Hollywood Canteen (1944); Three Strangers (1946), a ...