{"id":44983,"date":"2019-09-30T22:58:26","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T05:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44983"},"modified":"2021-01-24T11:56:44","modified_gmt":"2021-01-24T18:56:44","slug":"mask-of-dimitrios-the-1944","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44983","title":{"rendered":"Mask of Dimitrios, The (1944)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Ingenuity is never a substitute for intelligence.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mask-of-Dimitrios-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mask-of-Dimitrios-Poster-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-44985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mask-of-Dimitrios-Poster-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mask-of-Dimitrios-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mask-of-Dimitrios-Poster.jpg 653w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA Dutch mystery writer (Peter Lorre) travelling in Istanbul meets a local policeman (Kurt Hatch) who tells him the story of Dimitrios Makropolous (Zachary Scott), a now-deceased criminal who betrayed many. As Lorre travels across Europe to learn more about Dimitrios&#8217; life (with the intent of crafting a new novel), he meets Dimitrios&#8217;s embittered ex-lover (Faye Emerson), a fleeced gambler (Steven Gergay), and a vengeance-seeking former accomplice (Sydney Greenstreet) willing to pay Lorre to help him out.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Jean Negulesco Films<\/li>\n<li>Peter Lorre Films<\/li>\n<li>Revenge<\/li>\n<li>Sydney Greenstreet Films<\/li>\n<li>Writers<\/li>\n<li>Zachary Scott Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet paired up in <a href=\"https:\/\/shepherdexpress.com\/arts-and-entertainment\/ae-feature\/movie-magic-peter-lorre-sydney-greenstreet\/\">quite a few films during the 1940s<\/a>, beginning with <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5698\"><em>The Maltese Falcon<\/em> (1941)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5660\"><em>Casablanca<\/em> (1942)<\/a>, then later teaming up in the Peary-listed <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32990\"><em>Three Strangers<\/em> (1946)<\/a> (directed by Jean Negulescu) and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4245\"><em>The Verdict<\/em> (1946)<\/a> (directed by Don Siegel). This earlier outing by Negulescu &#8212; based on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Mask_of_Dimitrios_(novel)\">a novel by Eric Ambler<\/a> &#8212; is another atmospheric, unusual flick, notable for allowing Lorre to play a non-creepy guy for once. The flashback-filled, cross-continental narrative weaves a complex tale of betrayal and vengeance, one which accurately portrays the wary mood of this war-time era; as DVD Savant writes in his review, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4180mask.html\">&#8220;everybody looks potentially suspicious but nobody is immediately identifiable as a conspirator.&#8221;<\/a> A major identity-based plot twist shifts everything into a different gear later on, and the ending is quite satisfying. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mask-of-Dimitrios-Cinematography4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mask-of-Dimitrios-Cinematography4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mask-of-Dimitrios-Cinematography4.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mask-of-Dimitrios-Cinematography4-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mask-of-Dimitrios-Cinematography4-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mask-of-Dimitrios-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mask-of-Dimitrios-Cinematography3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mask-of-Dimitrios-Cinematography3.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mask-of-Dimitrios-Cinematography3-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mask-of-Dimitrios-Cinematography3-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mask-of-Dimitrios-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mask-of-Dimitrios-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mask-of-Dimitrios-Cinematography.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mask-of-Dimitrios-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mask-of-Dimitrios-Cinematography-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mask-of-Dimitrios-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mask-of-Dimitrios-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mask-of-Dimitrios-Cinematography2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mask-of-Dimitrios-Cinematography2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mask-of-Dimitrios-Cinematography2-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, once, as an unusual and atmospherically filmed outing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0037055\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/83036\/the-mask-of-dimitrios#articles-reviews?articleId=59891\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/the-mask-of-dimitrios\/review\/105772\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/61242\/mask-of-dimitrios-the\/\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=4447&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4180mask.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Ingenuity is never a substitute for intelligence.&#8221; Synopsis: A Dutch mystery writer (Peter Lorre) travelling in Istanbul meets a local policeman (Kurt Hatch) who tells him the story of Dimitrios Makropolous (Zachary Scott), a now-deceased criminal who betrayed many. As Lorre travels across Europe to learn more about Dimitrios&#8217; life (with the intent of crafting a new novel), he meets Dimitrios&#8217;s embittered ex-lover (Faye Emerson), a fleeced gambler (Steven Gergay), and a vengeance-seeking former accomplice (Sydney Greenstreet) willing to pay&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44983\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44983"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65585,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44983\/revisions\/65585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}