The Red Danube
1949 · Movie · 119 min. · United States
Shortly after the end of World War II, British Colonel Michael 'Hooky' Nicobar is assigned to a unit in the British Zone of Vienna. His duty is to aid the Soviet authorities to repatriate citizens of the Soviet Union, many of whom prefer not to return to their home country. Billeted in the convent run by Mother Auxilia, Nicobar, and his military aides Major John 'Twingo' McPhimister and Audrey Quail, become involved in the plight of a young ballerina who is trying to avoid being returned to Moscow. Nicobar's sense of duty is tested as he sees first hand the plight of the people he is helping return to the Soviet Union; his lack of religious faith is also shaken by his contact with the Mother Superior.
Direction George Sidney
Cast Walter Pidgeon · Ethel Barrymore · Peter Lawford · Angela Lansbury · Janet Leigh · Louis Calhern · Francis L. Sullivan · Melville Cooper · Robert Coote · Alan Napier · Roman Toporow · Kasia Orzazewski · Tamara Shayne · Konstantin Shayne · Janine Perreau
Soundtrack Miklós Rózsa
Screenplay Gina Kaus · Arthur Wimperis · Bruce Marshall
Cinematography Charles Rosher
Original title The Red Danube
5.4
42 votes (FilmAffinity)
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