Man Hunt (1941)

Director:

Fritz Lang

Writers:

Geoffrey Household (novel)
Dudley Nichols (screenplay)

Release Date:

26 May 1945 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

British hunter Thorndike vacationing in Bavaria has Hitler in his gunsight. He is captured, beaten, left for dead...

Plot Keywords:

German Agent | Hitler | Underground | London England | Trapped

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Jan. 9

10:00 AM

TCM

Cast

Walter Pidgeon	...	Captain Thorndike
Joan Bennett	...	Jerry
George Sanders	...	Quive-Smith
John Carradine	...	Mr. Jones
Roddy McDowall	...	Vaner
Ludwig Stössel	...	Doctor (as Ludwig Stossell)
Heather Thatcher	...	Lady Risborough
Frederick Worlock	...	Lord Risborough
Roger Imhof	...	Captain Jensen
Egon Brecher	...	Jeweler
Lester Matthews	...	Major
Holmes Herbert	...	Farnsworthy
Eily Malyon	...	Postmistress
Arno Frey	...	Police Lieutenant
Frederick Vogeding	...	Ambassador (as Fredrik Vogeding)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Colour:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Certification:

Australia:PG | USA:Approved (certificate #7219) | Canada:G (video rating) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

When this movie was made, America was not part of World War II. At this time, a number of Hollywood studios were pro-American involvement in the war. This movie is one of a number of films made during the late 1930s and early 1940s that represented pro-American intervention in the war. These films include: A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941), Man Hunt (1941), Foreign Correspondent (1940), The Mortal Storm (1940), Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) and Sergeant York (1941).

Quotes:

Vaner: Have you committed a crime?
Captain Alan Thorndike: No.
Vaner: Was it, um, about a woman?
Captain Alan Thorndike: [smiling] I see you know life.
Vaner: I thought so, sir. They're a dickens of a problem, aren't they?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Rogue Male: The Making of 'Man Hunt' (2009) (V)

Soundtrack:

God Save the King!

Most enjoyable film

It's been years since I have seen this movie, but it's one I seem to never have forgotten. I would like to know why TCM or AMC or one of the other movie channels haven't shown it. I keep hoping it will come out on DVD or video. I remember George Saunders being a "great" Nazi agent(great-as far as acting). I also seem to remember a song that was used throughout the movie. If you ever get an opportunity to see this flick, please get the popcorn and soda and run to view.