Some viewers consider William Wellman's The Iron Curtain to be an early anti-Communist propapganda film. It is definitely anti-Russian Communist, but it should not be labelled as propaganda because it is a true story and accurate in its details, so much so that Wellman filmed it in a semi-documentary style. The villians in this film are all very well acted. Dana Andrews is a bit wooden and Gene Tierney doesn't have much to do, but we do feel their basic goodness, her warmth, and his ramrod-straight sense of duty, all important elements for the denouement of the story. It was a nice treat that all the outdoor shots were done in Ottawa in the places where the story actually happened.
Review of The Iron Curtain
