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Address Unknown is a american film of genre Drama directed by William Cameron Menzies released in USA on 1 june 1944 with Paul Lukas
Address Unknown (1944)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 june 1944
Length 1h15
Directed by William Cameron Menzies
OriginUSA
Themes Political films
Rating68%
Address Unknown is a 1944 American drama film directed by William Cameron Menzies based on Kathrine Taylor's novel Address Unknown (1938). The film tells the story of two families caught up in the rise of Nazism in Germany prior to the start of World War II.
Cinematographer (Rudolph Maté) employed shadows, shapes and camera angles to create the imagery. One notable scene shows Martin Schulz (Paul Lukas) descending a staircase awaiting his arrest by the Gestapo, while behind him the shadow of a web-like criss-cross of window panes shows him being caught in his own web of deceit.
Synopsis
Two close friends, Martin Schulz and Max Eisenstein (Morris Carnovsky), are German expatriate art dealers living in the United States. Martin's son Heinrich (Peter van Eyck) and Max's daughter Griselle (K.T. Stevens) are in love. However, she turns down his proposal of marriage for the time being, as she aspires to become an actress. When Martin and his wife return to Germany for business purposes, Griselle accompanies them to seek acting opportunities there. Max and Heinrich remain in San Francisco to run the art gallery, while Martin sends them paintings to sell. Martin sends a strange painting from an unknown artist to Max as a joke, the "unknown" artist being Pablo Picasso. A determined patron (Mary Young) insists on buying the painting, over Max's well-intended protests.Actors
Paul Lukas
(Martin Schulz)
Carl Esmond
(Baron von Friesche)
Peter van Eyck
(Heinrich Schulz)
Mady Christians
(Elsa Schulz)
Morris Carnovsky
(Max Eisenstein)
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