I always wondered why there were so many movies starring that ugly little bugger, Lorre. After watching this excellent film on AMC I was informed that it was because most of the more film-friendly leading men were away at war (I apparently was too dense to make this connection myself). I find that interesting, that there should be all of these films starring Lorre and Greenstreet simply because everyone else was gone.
Well, not simply because of that, Lorre and Greenstreet are fine actors, but usually relegated to character acting. TMD really allows them to demonstrate their range (which may not have been great, but they could definitely carry a film). I really enjoyed this taught little thriller and found myself enthralled with its Machiavellian plot twists and scheming. Greenstreet was phenomenal as the terminally self interested criminal, Lorre was great as the obsessively curious novelist. And the story of the search for Dimitrios is highly remeniscent of The Usual Suspect (in fact, I would be curious if this film was the direct inspiration).
Definitely worth a watch if you can find it somewhere. Great film.
Well, not simply because of that, Lorre and Greenstreet are fine actors, but usually relegated to character acting. TMD really allows them to demonstrate their range (which may not have been great, but they could definitely carry a film). I really enjoyed this taught little thriller and found myself enthralled with its Machiavellian plot twists and scheming. Greenstreet was phenomenal as the terminally self interested criminal, Lorre was great as the obsessively curious novelist. And the story of the search for Dimitrios is highly remeniscent of The Usual Suspect (in fact, I would be curious if this film was the direct inspiration).
Definitely worth a watch if you can find it somewhere. Great film.