Film Production
The screenplay adaptation of was by Howard Koch. Its musical score was penned by Max Steiner, with cinematography by Bert Glennon. The extensive montage sequences, which draw on footage from Soviet archives were supervised by Don Siegel. The picture was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers. Ambassador Davies introduces the film; his part is played by Walter Huston. Ann Harding plays Marjorie Davies, Gene Lockhart is Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov, Henry Daniell his German counterpart, Joachim von Ribbentrop, and Dudley Field Malone plays British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Most parts, bar those of Davies' family, are taken by character actors who look like the famous politicians they are representing.
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