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The Iron Curtain is based on the actual 1945 case of Soviet cipher clerk Igor Gouzenko, (Dana Andrews), who, after careful training, was assigned to the U.S.S.R. Embassy in Ottawa, Canada in the midst of World War II. Eventually, Gouzenko defected with 109 pages of material implicating several high level Canadian officials, outlined the steps taken to secure information about the the details of the nuclear bomb via numerous sleeper cells established throughout North America. The scandal that resulted when details of this case were publicized by American columnist Drew Pearson in early 1946 involved Canada, Britain and the United States.
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Cast & Crew
Dana Andrews
Igor Gouzenko
Gene Tierney
Anna Gouzenko
June Havoc
Nina Karanova
Berry Kroeger
John Grubb, aka 'Paul'
Edna Best
Mrs. Albert Foster
Stefan Schnabel
Col. Ilya Ranov
Nicholas Joy
Dr. Harold Preston Norman, aka 'Alec'
Eduard Franz
Maj. Semyon Kulin
Frederic Tozere
Col. Aleksandr Trigorin (as Frederic Tozère)
Christopher Olsen
Andrei Gouzenko
Noel Cravat
Anne Curson
Frequently Asked Questions
The Iron Curtain was released on June 16, 1948.
The runtime of The Iron Curtain is 1h 27m.
The Iron Curtain is a Thriller movie.
The Iron Curtain has a rating of 6.0 out of 10 on TMDB.
The Iron Curtain is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
The Iron Curtain was directed by William A. Wellman.
The main cast of The Iron Curtain includes Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, June Havoc.
The Iron Curtain is originally in English.