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The Iron Curtain

Behind the Iron Curtain (USA: reissue title)
The Iron Curtain (United Kingdom)



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Director:
Release:
1948 May, 12
Country:
USA
Runtime:
87 minutes
Genre:
Biography / Crime / History / Thriller
Keywords:
spy
Production Company:



Soviet soldier turned bureaucrat Igor Gouzenko is assigned to his first overseas posting in 1943 to Ottawa, Canada, as a cipher clerk for the military attaché, their offices in a secret wing of the Soviet embassy. Igor is not to tell anyone what he does for a living, he given a cover story which he is to recite even when questioned by his own people. He and his wife Anna Gouzenko are supposed to be cordial to their Canadian neighbors and associates, but not fraternize or befriend them, as they are still considered the enemy, despite both countries being on the same side in the war. Igor follows his instructions to a T, but it is more difficult for Anna, who does not have the distraction of work during the day, and who can see that their neighbors are not their enemies but good people much like themselves. Over the next few years, Igor sees that what is happening around him and the work in which he is involved will not result in a world in which he wants to raise his newborn son, Andrezj. As such, the Gouzenkos decide not to return to the Soviet Union. Besides defecting, Igor wants to expose what he is privy to, namely that there is a secret Soviet spy ring operating in Canada, which is comprised of people in authority, such as Canadian military personnel and elected officials. The spy ring's biggest project is to provide the Soviet government with secrets concerning the atomic bomb. Igor being able to get the necessary papers out of the embassy will be difficult enough, especially as he, Anna and Andrezj have been notified that the posting has concluded and that they are scheduled to return to the Soviet Union, but proving his claim to someone in authority in Canada who will listen before the Soviets discover what he is doing is a whole different matter. - IMDb

Behind the Iron Curtain (reissue title) USA
A Cortina de Ferro Brazil
A Cortina de Ferro Portugal
Cortina de Fier Romania
La cortina de hierro Mexico
Gvozdena zavesa (literal title) Yugoslavia
The Iron Curtain Canada
The Iron Curtain United Kingdom
The Iron Curtain USA
Järnridån Sweden
Jernteppet Norway
Jerntæppet Denmark
Le rideau de fer Canada
Le rideau de fer France
Il sipario di ferro Italy
El Telón de acero Spain
To sidiroun parapetasma (transliterated title) Greece
Żelazna kurtyna Poland
Железный занавес Soviet Union
鉄のカーテン Japan
铁幕 China
铁幕装置 China

Children's Cast:

Christopher Olsen [1] Andrei Gouzenko

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