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Thrilling Book : Magnificent Picture

7.4

1h 38m

1940

“Thrilling Book : Magnificent Picture”

Synopsis

An American goes to pre-war Germany to find his mother and discovers her in a concentration camp. With the help of an American-born widowed countess he seeks to engineer her escape.

Director

Mervyn LeRoy

Trailer

DramaThriller

naziescapegermanyworld war iiconcentration camp prisonernazi officercountessdying motherexpatriaterescue operation

Cast & Crew

Norma Shearer

Norma Shearer

as Countess Ruby von Treck

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

as Mark Preysing

Conrad Veidt

Conrad Veidt

as General Kurt von Kolb

Alla Nazimova

Alla Nazimova

as Emmy Ritter

Felix Bressart

Felix Bressart

as Fritz Keller

Albert Bassermann

Albert Bassermann

as Dr. Arthur Henning

Philip Dorn

Philip Dorn

as Dr. Ditten

Edgar Barrier

Edgar Barrier

as Commissioner

Bonita Granville

Bonita Granville

as Ursula

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