Plot
A mystery writer is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, whose dead body was found washed up on the shore in Istanbul. He decides to follow the career of Dimitrios around Europe, in order to learn more about the man. Along the way he is joined by the mysterious Mr. Peters, who has his own motivation.
Cast
as Cornelius Leyden
as Mr. Peters
as Dimitrios Makropoulos
as Irana Preveza
as Wladislaw Grudek
as Karel Bulic
as Madame Elise Chavez
as Marukakis (as Edward Ciannelli)
as Colonel Haki
as Anna Bulic
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Reviews
A Coffin for Dimitrios. The Mask of Dimitrios is directed by Jean Negulesco and adapted to screenplay by Frank Gruber from the novel "A Coffin for Dimitrios" written by Eric Ambler. It stars Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Zachary Scott and Faye Emerson. Music is by Adolph Deutsch and cinematography by Arthur Edeson. "For money, some men will allow the innocent to hang. They will turn trai…