{"id":48153,"date":"2020-03-21T11:27:36","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T18:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=48153"},"modified":"2022-05-07T13:41:41","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T20:41:41","slug":"5-fingers-1952","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=48153","title":{"rendered":"5 Fingers (1952)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;There&#8217;s nothing as real as money.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Poster-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-48154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Poster-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Poster.jpg 655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA valet (James Mason) working in Turkey for a British ambassador (Walter Hampden) to Germany enlists the help of an impoverished French countess (Danielle Darrieux) in carrying out espionage, planning to retire to South America with his gains &#8212; but will an investigator (Michael Rennie) discover his identity and foil his plans?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Danielle Darrieux Films<\/li>\n<li>Joseph L. Mankiewicz Films<\/li>\n<li>Michael Rennie Films<\/li>\n<li>Royalty and Nobility<\/li>\n<li>Servants, Maids, and Housekeepers<\/li>\n<li>Spies<\/li>\n<li>Widows and Widowers<\/li>\n<li>World War II<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nBased on the real-life exploits of Albanian-born spy <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elyesa_Bazna\">Elyesa Bazna<\/a>, this smart thriller &#8212; directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and scripted by blacklisted writer Michael Wilson &#8212; features Mason giving one of his best performances (not an easy call to make), and remains suspenseful from beginning to end. Mason coolly takes calculated risks to achieve his goal of financial security, collaborating with an equally pragmatic and savvy woman (Darrieux) he believes he can rely on. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Darrieux.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Darrieux.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1541\" height=\"961\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Darrieux.png 1541w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Darrieux-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Darrieux-1024x639.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Darrieux-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Darrieux-768x479.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Darrieux-1536x958.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Darrieux-433x270.png 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1541px) 100vw, 1541px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The cinematography and sets are appropriately atmospheric, and Bernard Herrmann&#8217;s score gives clear indications of what was to come with his best-known work in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5177\"><em>Psycho<\/em> (1960)<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/75048\/5-fingers#articles-reviews?articleId=246652\">TCM&#8217;s article<\/a>, Mason referred to this as &#8220;one of the few films he made in Hollywood that he could still watch with pleasure&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>James Mason as Ulysses Diello<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Mason2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Mason2-1024x676.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"423\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Mason2-1024x676.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Mason2-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Mason2-128x84.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Mason2-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Mason2.png 1465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine use of location shooting in Turkey<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Location2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Location2-1024x681.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Location2-1024x681.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Location2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Location2-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Location2-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Location2.png 1447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Cinematography2-1024x636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"398\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-48157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Cinematography2-1024x636.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Cinematography2-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Cinematography2-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Cinematography2-768x477.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Cinematography2-1536x955.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Fingers-Cinematography2.png 1543w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bernard Herrmann&#8217;s score <\/li>\n<li>Michael Wilson&#8217;s screenplay:<br \/>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Herr von Papen, I hope your country appreciates you. You&#8217;re the only unpredictable German I have ever met.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;So many more people go into German embassies than come out. I&#8217;ve often wondered what attraction could keep them there so long.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as an overall good show. <\/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\/tt0044314\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1952\/02\/23\/archives\/five-fingers-a-spy-thriller-starring-james-mason-new-feature-at.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/75048\/5-fingers#articles-reviews?articleId=246652\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/64336\/5-fingers\/\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4425five.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s nothing as real as money.&#8221; Synopsis: A valet (James Mason) working in Turkey for a British ambassador (Walter Hampden) to Germany enlists the help of an impoverished French countess (Danielle Darrieux) in carrying out espionage, planning to retire to South America with his gains &#8212; but will an investigator (Michael Rennie) discover his identity and foil his plans? Genres: Danielle Darrieux Films Joseph L. Mankiewicz Films Michael Rennie Films Royalty and Nobility Servants, Maids, and Housekeepers Spies Widows and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=48153\"> 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-48153","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\/48153","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=48153"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83853,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48153\/revisions\/83853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}