The Iron Curtain

The Iron Curtain

Release date : June 16, 1948
Runtime : 1h 27m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : William A. Wellman /
Writers : Igor Gouzenko / Milton Krims /
Production companies : 20th Century Fox /
June 16, 1948 1h 27m United States of America Thriller English More
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The Iron Curtain is based on the actual 1945 case of Soviet cipher clerk Igor Gouzenko, (Dana Andrews), who, after careful training, was assigned to the U.S.S.R. Embassy in Ottawa, Canada in the midst of World War II. Eventually, Gouzenko defected with 109 pages of material implicating several high level Canadian officials, outlined the steps taken to secure information about the the details of the nuclear bomb via numerous sleeper cells established throughout North America. The scandal that resulted when details of this case were publicized by American columnist Drew Pearson in early 1946 involved Canada, Britain and the United States.
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  • title:The Iron Curtain
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1948
  • Runtime:1h 27m
  • Genres: Thriller ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: William A. Wellman /
  • Writers: Igor Gouzenko · Milton Krims ·
  • Production companies: 20th Century Fox ·
  • Overview:The Iron Curtain is based on the actual 1945 case of Soviet cipher clerk Igor Gouzenko, (Dana Andrews), who, after careful training, was assigned to the U.S.S.R. Embassy in Ottawa, Canada in the midst of World War II. Eventually, Gouzenko defected with 109 pages of material implicating several high level Canadian officials, outlined the steps taken to secure information about the the details of the nuclear bomb via numerous sleeper cells established throughout North America. The scandal that resulted when details of this case were publicized by American columnist Drew Pearson in early 1946 involved Canada, Britain and the United States.
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