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United States. Language. English. The Mask of Dimitrios is a 1944 American film noir starring Sydney Greenstreet, Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson, Peter Lorre, and Victor Francen. Directed by Jean Negulesco, it was written by Frank Gruber, based on the 1939 novel of the same title written by Eric Ambler. [1]
The Mask of Dimitrios: Directed by Jean Negulesco. With Sydney Greenstreet, Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson, Peter Lorre. Mystery writer Cornelius Leyden becomes intrigued after the murdered body of a vicious career criminal washes up in the Bosphorus.
The Mask of Dimitrios is a 1939 novel by Eric Ambler. In the United States it was published as A Coffin for Dimitrios. The book is sometimes regarded as Ambler's finest, however this is disputed. Ambler's discussions with Turkish exiles in Montparnasse provided some of the inspiration for the book.
A mystery writer named Leyden is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, whose body was found washed up on the shore in Istanbul. He decides to follow the career of Dimitrios around Europe, to learn more about the man.
While on vacation in Istanbul, mystery novelist Cornelius Leyden (Peter Lorre) is given the opportunity to view the body of the recently deceased criminal mastermind Dimitrios Makropoulos...
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The Mask of Dimitrios. Eric Ambler. 3.92. 10,350 ratings879 reviews. A chance encounter with a Turkish colonel leads Charles Latimer, the author of a handful of successful mysteries, into a world of sinister political and criminal maneuvers.
Mask Of Dimitrios, The - (Original Trailer) Peter Lorre is a meek novelist who investigates the mysterious death of notorious scoundrel Zachary Scott in The Mask Of Dimitrios (1944).
