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Mystery

The Mask of Dimitrios

- The fabulous tale of a man of mystery!

A mystery writer is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, whose dead body was found washed up on the shore in Istanbul. He decides to follow the career of Dimitrios around Europe, in order to learn more about the man. Along the way he is joined by the mysterious Mr. Peters, who has his own motivation.

Release Date : 1944-06-23

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Peter Lorre

Character Name : Cornelius Leyden

Original Name : Peter Lorre

Gender : Male

Sydney Greenstreet

Character Name : Mr. Peters

Original Name : Sydney Greenstreet

Gender : Male

Zachary Scott

Character Name : Dimitrios Makropoulos

Original Name : Zachary Scott

Gender : Male

Faye Emerson

Character Name : Irana Preveza

Original Name : Faye Emerson

Gender : Female

Victor Francen

Character Name : Wladislaw Grudek

Original Name : Victor Francen

Gender : Male

Steven Geray

Character Name : Karel Bulic

Original Name : Steven Geray

Gender : Male

Florence Bates

Character Name : Madame Elise Chavez

Original Name : Florence Bates

Gender : Female

Eduardo Ciannelli

Character Name : Marukakis (as Edward Ciannelli)

Original Name : Eduardo Ciannelli

Gender : Male

Kurt Katch

Character Name : Colonel Haki

Original Name : Kurt Katch

Gender : Male

Marjorie Hoshelle

Character Name : Anna Bulic

Original Name : Marjorie Hoshelle

Gender : Female

Georges Metaxa

Character Name : Hans Werner

Original Name : Georges Metaxa

Gender : Male

John Abbott

Character Name : Mr. Pappas

Original Name : John Abbott

Gender : Male

Monte Blue

Character Name : Abdul Dhris

Original Name : Monte Blue

Gender : Male

David Hoffman

Character Name : Konrad

Original Name : David Hoffman

Gender : Male

Charles Andre

Character Name : French Train Conductor (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Andre

Gender : Male

Vince Barnett

Character Name : Card Game Kibitzer (uncredited)

Original Name : Vince Barnett

Gender : Male

Felix Basch

Character Name : Vazoff (uncredited)

Original Name : Felix Basch

Gender : Male

Edward Biby

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Biby

Gender : Male

Ted Billings

Character Name : Bar Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Ted Billings

Gender : Male

John Bleifer

Character Name : Coach Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : John Bleifer

Gender : Male

James Carlisle

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : James Carlisle

Gender : Male

Jack Chefe

Character Name : Casino Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Chefe

Gender : Male

Gino Corrado

Character Name : Man at Grudek's Restaurant Table (uncredited)

Original Name : Gino Corrado

Gender : Male

Hella Crossley

Character Name : Bulgarian Hostess (uncredited)

Original Name : Hella Crossley

Gender : Male

Carmen D'Antonio

Character Name : Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Carmen D'Antonio

Gender : Female

Ray De Ravenne

Character Name : French Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Ray De Ravenne

Gender : Male

Carl Deloro

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Carl Deloro

Gender : Male

Helen Dickson

Character Name : Casino Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Helen Dickson

Gender : Female

Fred Essler

Character Name : Mr. Bostoff (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Essler

Gender : Male

Tom Ferrandini

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Ferrandini

Gender : Male

Eddie Fields

Character Name : Train Conductor (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Fields

Gender : Male

Antonio Filauri

Character Name : Man Across Table (uncredited)

Original Name : Antonio Filauri

Gender : Male

Joe Gilbert

Character Name : Casino Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Gilbert

Gender : Male

Gregory Golubeff

Character Name : Yugoslav Doorkeeper (uncredited)

Original Name : Gregory Golubeff

Gender : Male

Dick Gordon

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Gordon

Gender : Male

Sol Gorss

Character Name : Man Shadowing Peters and Leyden (uncredited)

Original Name : Sol Gorss

Gender : Male

Marion Gray

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Marion Gray

Gender : Male

Peter Helmers

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Helmers

Gender : Male

Rita Holland

Character Name : Girl on Beach (uncredited)

Original Name : Rita Holland

Gender : Male

Stuart Holmes

Character Name : Casino Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Stuart Holmes

Gender : Male

Eddie Hyans

Character Name : Turkish Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Eddie Hyans

Gender : Male

Frank Lackteen

Character Name : Turkish Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Lackteen

Gender : Male

Mary Landa

Character Name : Flower Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Landa

Gender : Male

Carl M. Leviness

Character Name : Casino Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Carl M. Leviness

Gender : Male

Adolf E. Licho

Character Name : Bulgarian Café Proprietor (uncredited)

Original Name : Adolf E. Licho

Gender : Male

Alphonse Martell

Character Name : Roulette Croupier (uncredited)

Original Name : Alphonse Martell

Gender : Male

Lal Chand Mehra

Character Name : Turkish Servant (uncredited)

Original Name : Lal Chand Mehra

Gender : Male

Louis Mercier

Character Name : Bulgarian Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Louis Mercier

Gender : Male

Jules Molnar

Character Name : Servant with Tray (uncredited)

Original Name : Jules Molnar

Gender : Male

Sol Murgi

Character Name : Casino Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Sol Murgi

Gender : Male

John Mylong

Character Name : Druhar (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Mylong-Münz

Gender : Male

Carl Neubert

Character Name : Druhar's Secretary (uncredited)

Original Name : Carl Neubert

Gender : Male

Alfred Paix

Character Name : Card Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Alfred Paix

Gender : Male

Lotte Palfi Andor

Character Name : Yugoslav Receptionist (uncredited)

Original Name : Lotte Palfi Andor

Gender : Female

Walter Palm

Character Name : Butler (uncredited)

Original Name : Walter Palm

Gender : Male

Nino Pipitone

Character Name : Hotel Clerk in Istanbul (uncredited)

Original Name : Nino Pipitone

Gender : Male

José Portugal

Character Name : Casino Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : José Portugal

Gender : Male

Pedro Regas

Character Name : Turkish Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

Original Name : Pedro Regas

Gender : Male

Georges Renavent

Character Name : Fisherman (uncredited)

Original Name : Georges Renavent

Gender : Male

Phillip Rock

Character Name : Boy on Beach (uncredited)

Original Name : Phillip Rock

Gender : Male

Leonid Snegoff

Character Name : Stambulisky (uncredited)

Original Name : Leonid Snegoff

Gender : Male

Count Stefenelli

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Count Stefenelli

Gender : Male

Rola Stewart

Character Name : Girl on Beach (uncredited)

Original Name : Rola Stewart

Gender : Male

Nick Thompson

Character Name : Porter on Train (uncredited)

Original Name : Nick Thompson

Gender : Male

Sid Troy

Character Name : Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Sid Troy

Gender : Male

Albert Van Antwerp

Character Name : Bulgarian Landlord (uncredited)

Original Name : Albert Van Antwerp

Gender : Male

Michael Visaroff

Character Name : Bulgarian Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Visaroff

Gender : Male

Marek Windheim

Character Name : Hotel Clerk in Paris (uncredited)

Original Name : Marek Windheim

Gender : Male

Sam Harris

Character Name :

Original Name : Sam Harris

Gender : Male

Robert Robinson

Character Name :

Original Name : Robert Robinson

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

A Coffin for Dimitrios. The Mask of Dimitrios is directed by Jean Negulesco and adapted to screenplay by Frank Gruber from the novel "A Coffin for Dimitrios" written by Eric Ambler. It stars Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Zachary Scott and Faye Emerson. Music is by Adolph Deutsch and cinematography by Arthur Edeson. "For money, some men will allow the innocent to hang. They will turn traitor...they will lie, cheat, steal...they will kill. They appear brilliant, charming, generous! But they are deadly. Such a man was Dimitrios" Dimitrios alright - ruthless and primitive. Foreign intrigue mystery thriller dressed up in film noir clobber, Jean Negulesco's film is a treat for the so inclined. Often tagged as the inferior baby brother of John Huston's The Maltese Falcon, that statement shouldn't detract from what a good film Dimitrios is. Plot finds Lorre as mystery novelist Cornelius Leyden, who after learning of the body of master scally-wag Dimitrios Makropoulos (Scott) being washed up dead on the shores of the Bosphorus, seeks out his history in the hope of writing a novel about him - aided by the suspicious Mr. Peters (Greenstreet). What he finds is waters more muddier and deeper than the Bosphorus itself. Narrative is a two pronged affair, we are in the company of Leyden and Peters during real time, and in the dubious company of Dimitrios in a number of flashbacks that introduce new characters that are bruised and battered, or worse, by Dimitrios' actions. The story moves through a number of exotic European locations, ensuring there's always a cosmopolitan feel to the intrigue. Intrigue that ticks away nicely because nothing you sense is as it seems. Moody atmosphere is unbound via Edeson's (also The Maltese Falcon) photography, plenty of low lights and shadows ensure all the mystery machinations are given added impetus. Back on release some critics bemoaned the lack of action and of "A" list stars, which now looks very unfair criticism. Certainly Greenstreet and Lorre to their fans have never been seen as lesser lights, their body of work holding up as joyous celluloid art. While the lack of action is irrelevant, this is about story telling and of characterisations, of mystery unravels, all of which leads to a super finale that rewards those who invested their time. 8/10