Talking to my dad about the charming Comedy film Don't Take it to Heart (1944-also reviewed), he mentioned about recently getting on DVD, another title starring Richard Greene, leading to us raising the curtain on a viewing.
View on the film:
Filmed in the rubble of post-war Britain standing in for Berlin under Soviet control, co-writer (with John Harlow and John Cresswell) director Compton Bennett & The Flemish Farm (1943-also reviewed) cinematographer Eric Cross heat up the Cold War Thriller atmosphere with excellent panning shots,and rough close-ups under stylish high contrast lighting in real locations, tracking Kyle and Karin attempting to slip from behind the Iron Curtain.
Finding herself trapped in East German, Eva Bartok gives a very good performance as Karin,thanks to Bartok crossing Euro Spy glamour with a brittleness, which becomes more prominent as the secret police reveal themselves, while Richard Greene gives a wonderful, chiseled turn as spy Kyle.
Moving the Iron Curtain by adapting Charles F. Blair and A. J. Wallis novel Thunder Above, the writers keep the tension surprisingly low-key, with Karin discussing with her family and Kyle the escape plans, (with little visible fear of wire taps) which boils over into a tense, extended,final attempted great escape, as Kyle and Karin run to go beyond the curtain.
View on the film:
Filmed in the rubble of post-war Britain standing in for Berlin under Soviet control, co-writer (with John Harlow and John Cresswell) director Compton Bennett & The Flemish Farm (1943-also reviewed) cinematographer Eric Cross heat up the Cold War Thriller atmosphere with excellent panning shots,and rough close-ups under stylish high contrast lighting in real locations, tracking Kyle and Karin attempting to slip from behind the Iron Curtain.
Finding herself trapped in East German, Eva Bartok gives a very good performance as Karin,thanks to Bartok crossing Euro Spy glamour with a brittleness, which becomes more prominent as the secret police reveal themselves, while Richard Greene gives a wonderful, chiseled turn as spy Kyle.
Moving the Iron Curtain by adapting Charles F. Blair and A. J. Wallis novel Thunder Above, the writers keep the tension surprisingly low-key, with Karin discussing with her family and Kyle the escape plans, (with little visible fear of wire taps) which boils over into a tense, extended,final attempted great escape, as Kyle and Karin run to go beyond the curtain.