The Mask of Dimitrios

"The fabulous tale of a man of mystery!"

Jul 1 1944 Approved 1h 35m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

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.

Plot

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

Written by

Frank Gruber, Eric Ambler

Directed by

Jean Negulesco

Cast

Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Zachary Scott

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

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