“Plant yourself well in a firm seat and keep your over-coat on when you go to see this thriller, for it dumps you and douses you fast.”
Adapted from Graham Greene's eponymous novel, Fritz Lang's film is filled with unusual touches, beginning with the fact that protagonist Stephen Neale (Ray Milland) has just been released from a mental asylum. To celebrate his return to the real world, he visits a local carnival, only to accidentally receive a "prize" meant for a Nazi agent. This innocent man is drawn into a web of espionage when he unwittingly comes into possession of a crucial piece of microfilm...
