Directed by Fred Zinnemann
An unusual European subject for Tracy, this film tells the story of anti-Fascist George Heisler, who escapes a Nazi Concentration camp and must carefully plot escape from Germany. The role demanded much of Tracy for large sections of the film during which his traumatized character must keep silent while communicating dread and determination to the audience, ultimately finding escape and hope for human nature.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. Producer: Pandro S. Berman. Based on the novel by Anna Seghers. Screenwriter: Helen Deutsch. Cinematographer: Karl Freund. Editor: Thomas Richards. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Signe Hasso, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Agnes Moorehead.
35mm, b/w, 113 min.
