Mission to Moscow (1943)
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- Approved
- 2h 4min
- Drama, History
- 22 May 1943 (USA)
- Movie
Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to America as an advocate of Stalinism.
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- Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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| Walter Huston | ... |
Ambassador Joseph E. Davies
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| Ann Harding | ... |
Mrs. Marjorie Davies
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| Oscar Homolka | ... |
Maxim Litvinov, Foreign Minister
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| George Tobias | ... |
Freddie
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| Gene Lockhart | ... |
Premier Molotov
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| Eleanor Parker | ... |
Emlen Davies
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| Richard Travis | ... |
Paul
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| Helmut Dantine | ... |
Maj. Kamenev
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| Victor Francen | ... |
Vyshinsky, chief trial prosecutor
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| Henry Daniell | ... |
Minister von Ribbentrop
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| Barbara Everest | ... |
Mrs. Litvinov
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| Dudley Field Malone | ... |
Winston Churchill
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| Roman Bohnen | ... |
Mr. Krestinsky
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| Maria Palmer | ... |
Tanya Litvinov
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| Moroni Olsen | ... |
Col. Faymonville
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| Minor Watson | ... |
Loy Henderson
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| Vladimir Sokoloff | ... |
Mikhail Kalinin, USSR president
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| Maurice Schwartz | ... |
Dr. Botkin
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Joseph E. Davies | ... |
Joseph E. Davies - in Prologue
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Ernst Hauessermann | ... |
Ship's Steward
(as Ernst Hausman)
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| John Abbott | ... |
Grinko (uncredited)
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| Ernie Adams | ... |
Heckler (uncredited)
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Ed Agresti | ... |
Second Trial Judge (uncredited)
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Alex Akimoff | ... |
O.G.P.U. Man (uncredited)
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| Fred Aldrich | ... |
Man at Bar in Montage (uncredited)
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Demetrius Alexis | ... |
O.G.P.U. Man (uncredited)
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Elizabeth Archer | ... |
Elderly Woman (uncredited)
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Louis V. Arco | ... |
Train Announcer (uncredited)
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| Sam Ash | ... |
American Senator (uncredited)
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| Herbert Ashley | ... |
Electrician at Madison Square Garden (uncredited)
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| Hooper Atchley | ... |
Father (uncredited)
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Robert Baikoff | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Felix Basch | ... |
Dr. Hjalmar Schacht - Banker (uncredited)
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Nino Bellini | ... |
Italian Reporter (uncredited)
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Ted Billings | ... |
Man at Inn (uncredited)
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Tina Blagoi | ... |
Russian Woman (uncredited)
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| Oliver Blake | ... |
Heckler (uncredited)
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| Monte Blue | ... |
Heckler (uncredited)
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Eugene Borden | ... |
M. Delbeau - French Minister (uncredited)
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Egon Brecher | ... |
Heinrich Sahm (uncredited)
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| Barbara Brown | ... |
Well-Wisher at Train (uncredited)
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| Morgan Brown | ... |
American Delegate (uncredited)
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| Alexander Campbell | ... |
Senator (uncredited)
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| George M. Carleton | ... |
Congressman (uncredited)
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James Carlisle | ... |
American Senator (uncredited)
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| Maurice Cass | ... |
Yugoslavian President (uncredited)
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Nikolai Celikhovsky | ... |
Soviet Official (uncredited)
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| Feodor Chaliapin Jr. | ... |
Shop Foreman (uncredited)
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Luke Chan | ... |
Japanese Diplomat (uncredited)
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| Cyd Charisse | ... |
Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
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Jack Chefe | ... |
Newspaperman in Courtroom (uncredited)
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Alex Chivra | ... |
Pierre Laval (uncredited)
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Peter Chong | ... |
Japanese Ambassador Shigemitsu (uncredited)
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| Virginia Christine | ... |
Maria - Beautician (uncredited)
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| Winston Churchill | ... |
Winston Churchill (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Wallis Clark | ... |
Well-wisher with Bill (uncredited)
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Donald Clayton | ... |
Vincent Massey (uncredited)
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| Edmund Cobb | ... |
Heckler (uncredited)
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James Conaty | ... |
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
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| Harry Cording | ... |
Blacksmith (uncredited)
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| Gino Corrado | ... |
Italian (uncredited)
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| Jerome Cowan | ... |
Spendler (uncredited)
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Noel Cravat | ... |
Workman (uncredited)
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| Joseph Crehan | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Oliver Cross | ... |
Delegate Van deWater (uncredited)
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Albert D'Arno | ... |
Frenchman (uncredited)
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| Jacqueline Dalya | ... |
Russian Girl (uncredited)
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| William B. Davidson | ... |
Senator (uncredited)
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| George Davis | ... |
French Reporter (uncredited)
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| Jean De Briac | ... |
French Maniac (uncredited)
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Leander De Cordova | ... |
Heckler (uncredited)
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Wally Dean | ... |
Isolaltionist (uncredited)
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Igor Dega | ... |
Litvinov's Secretary (uncredited)
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| Jean Del Val | ... |
Molotov's Secretary (uncredited)
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Lala Detolly | ... |
Russian Woman (uncredited)
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| John Dilson | ... |
American Senator (uncredited)
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| Warren Douglas | ... |
Emlen's Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
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George Du Count | ... |
O.G.P.U. Man (uncredited)
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Eugene Eberle | ... |
Son (uncredited)
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| Oliver Eckhardt | ... |
Radio Listener (uncredited)
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| Anthony Eden | ... |
Anthony Eden (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Ben Erway | ... |
Heckler (uncredited)
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| Fred Essler | ... |
Dutch Banker (uncredited)
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| Herbert Evans | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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| Adolph Faylauer | ... |
German Diplomat at Train Station (uncredited)
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| Frank Faylen | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Frank Ferguson | ... |
American Newsman (uncredited)
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| Robert Fischer | ... |
von Schulenberg (uncredited)
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| James Flavin | ... |
American Senator (uncredited)
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Ray Flynn | ... |
Isolationist (uncredited)
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| Lee Tong Foo | ... |
Tsiang Ting Fu - Chinese Ambassador (uncredited)
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| Ross Ford | ... |
Johnny - Emlen's Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
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| William Forrest | ... |
American Newsman (uncredited)
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Patrica Fung | ... |
Chinese Girl (uncredited)
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Jack Gardner | ... |
Newsreel Photographer (uncredited)
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Gene Gary | ... |
Russian Foreman (uncredited)
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| Art Gilmore | ... |
Commentator (uncredited)
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| Joseph W. Girard | ... |
American Senator (uncredited)
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Sam Goldenberg | ... |
Mr. Leon Trotsky (uncredited)
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Ernest Golm | ... |
Fat German (uncredited)
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| Lisa Golm | ... |
Train Passenger Arriving Late (uncredited)
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Gregory Golubeff | ... |
Commandant of the Court (uncredited)
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| Christine Gordon | ... |
Parachutist (uncredited)
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| William Gould | ... |
Isolationist (uncredited)
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| Alexander Granach | ... |
Russian Air Force Officer (uncredited)
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| Jesse Graves | ... |
White House Butler (uncredited)
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Henry Guttman | ... |
O.G.P.U. Man in Taxi (uncredited)
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| Hermann Göring | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Bobbie Hale | ... |
Man at Inn (uncredited)
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| John Hamilton | ... |
Charlie - American Newsman (uncredited)
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| Lumsden Hare | ... |
Lord Chilston (uncredited)
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| Sam Harris | ... |
Parade Spectator (uncredited)
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| Henry Hebert | ... |
Isolationist (uncredited)
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Frank Hemphill | ... |
Grandfather (uncredited)
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Yvonne Hendricks | ... |
Minister's Wife (uncredited)
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| Louis Jean Heydt | ... |
American Newsman (uncredited)
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| Herbert Heyes | ... |
Congressman (uncredited)
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| Adolf Hitler | ... |
Adolph Hitler (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| David Hoffman | ... |
Mr. Radek (uncredited)
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| Mauritz Hugo | ... |
Heckler (uncredited)
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| Olaf Hytten | ... |
Parliament Member (uncredited)
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| Frieda Inescort | ... |
Madame Molotov (uncredited)
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Ted Jacques | ... |
Machinist (uncredited)
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| Frank Jaquet | ... |
Dutch Banker (uncredited)
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Allen Jung | ... |
Japanese Diplomat (uncredited)
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| Erwin Kalser | ... |
German Businessman (uncredited)
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Joseph Kamaryt | ... |
Old Russian (uncredited)
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| Eddie Kane | ... |
Heckler (uncredited)
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| Zoia Karabanova | ... |
Russian Train Engineer (uncredited)
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| Kurt Katch | ... |
Gen. Semen Timoshenko (uncredited)
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Edward Keane | ... |
Isolationist (uncredited)
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| Kenner G. Kemp | ... |
Newspaperman (uncredited)
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| Bill Kennedy | ... |
American Newsman (uncredited)
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| Jack Kenney | ... |
Heckler (uncredited)
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| Colin Kenny | ... |
Parade Soldier Spectator (uncredited)
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Emmett King | ... |
British Delegate (uncredited)
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Manart Kippen | ... |
Joseph Stalin (uncredited)
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Nicholas Kobliansky | ... |
O.G.P.U. Man (uncredited)
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| Al Kunde | ... |
Father (uncredited)
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Adia Kuznetzoff | ... |
O.G.P.U. Man (uncredited)
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Charles La Torre | ... |
Rosso - Italian Ambassador (uncredited)
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| Charles Lane | ... |
Man in Kitchenin Montage (uncredited)
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| Ivan Lebedeff | ... |
Mr. Rosengoltz (uncredited)
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Gabriel Lenoff | ... |
O.G.P.U. Man (uncredited)
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| George Lessey | ... |
Bill - Well-wisher (uncredited)
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| Marion Lessing | ... |
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
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| Carl M. Leviness | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Adolf E. Licho | ... |
Bookseller (uncredited)
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Rolf Lindau | ... |
German Reporter (uncredited)
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| Doris Lloyd | ... |
Mrs. Churchill (uncredited)
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| Kathleen Lockhart | ... |
Lady Chilston (uncredited)
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| Arthur Loft | ... |
Man with Microphone (uncredited)
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| Wilbur Mack | ... |
American Newsman (uncredited)
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Rosa Margot | ... |
Russian Servant (uncredited)
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| Michael Mark | ... |
Timid Man (uncredited)
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| Janet Martin | ... |
Natasha (uncredited)
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| John Maxwell | ... |
Reporter at Train (uncredited)
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| Mike Mazurki | ... |
Russian Machinist Workman (uncredited)
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| Lafe McKee | ... |
Radio Listener (uncredited)
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| Frank McLure | ... |
League of Nations Official / Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Alex Melesh | ... |
Mr. Pyatakov (uncredited)
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Marie Melesh | ... |
Young Woman (uncredited)
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| Tina Menard | ... |
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
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Peter Michael | ... |
German Reporter (uncredited)
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| Harold Miller | ... |
Dancer at Ball / Congressman (uncredited)
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| Howard M. Mitchell | ... |
Heckler (uncredited)
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| Vyacheslav Molotov | ... |
Vyacheslav Molotov (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Clive Morgan | ... |
Anthony Eden (uncredited)
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| Forbes Murray | ... |
Isolationist (uncredited)
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Martin Noble | ... |
Russian Officer (uncredited)
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| Barry Norton | ... |
Ball Guest (uncredited)
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Field Norton | ... |
Congressman (uncredited)
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Alex Novinsky | ... |
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
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| Pat O'Malley | ... |
Irish-American in Montage (uncredited)
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Daniel Ocko | ... |
Mr. Yagoda (former OGPU Head) (uncredited)
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Michael Panaieff | ... |
Ulanova's Dancing Partner (uncredited)
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| Paul Panzer | ... |
Court Attendant (uncredited)
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| Emory Parnell | ... |
Uncaring Businessman (uncredited)
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| Manuel París | ... |
Russian Military Policeman (uncredited)
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Irene Pedrini | ... |
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
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Frank Penny | ... |
Heckler (uncredited)
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| Francis Pierlot | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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| René Plaissetty | ... |
Coulendre (uncredited)
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| Frank Puglia | ... |
Trial Judge Ulrich (uncredited)
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Louis Quince | ... |
Member of Parliament (uncredited)
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Emil Rameau | ... |
Ignacy Paderewski (uncredited)
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| Frank Reicher | ... |
General von Koestrich - German ambassador (uncredited)
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| Duncan Renaldo | ... |
Italian Reporter (uncredited)
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| Georges Renavent | ... |
President Paul van Zeeland (uncredited)
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Vera Richkova | ... |
Parachutist (uncredited)
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| Betty Roadman | ... |
Mother (uncredited)
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| Constantine Romanoff | ... |
Accused Member of O.G.P.U. (uncredited)
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Nico Romoff | ... |
Foreman (uncredited)
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Lionel Royce | ... |
Herr Schmidt (uncredited)
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| Richard Ryen | ... |
German Major (uncredited)
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Loulette Sablon | ... |
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
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Tanya Samova | ... |
Flower Girl (uncredited)
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Sam Savitsky | ... |
Spadebeard (uncredited)
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Ferdinand Schumann-Heink | ... |
German Reporter (uncredited)
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| Hans Schumm | ... |
Train Gate Guard (uncredited)
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Irina Semochenko | ... |
Parachutist (uncredited)
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| Konstantin Shayne | ... |
Mr. Nikolai Bukharin (uncredited)
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| Robert Shayne | ... |
Engineer (uncredited)
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Tamara Shayne | ... |
Russian Nurse (uncredited)
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Evelynne Smith | ... |
Daughter (uncredited)
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Leonid Snegoff | ... |
Kommodov (uncredited)
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George Sorel | ... |
German Bund Member (uncredited)
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| Joseph Stalin | ... |
Joseph Stalin (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Rudolf Steinboeck | ... |
German (uncredited)
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| Glenn Strange | ... |
Southerner in Montage (uncredited)
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Mark Strong | ... |
Englishman (uncredited)
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| Sándor Szabó | ... |
Ski Troop Lieutenant (uncredited)
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| Ben Taggart | ... |
Guest at Davies' Speech (uncredited)
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Mike Tellegen | ... |
O.G.P.U. Man (uncredited)
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Zina Torchina | ... |
Parachutist (uncredited)
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| Ivan Triesault | ... |
Mr. Tukhachevsky (Former General) (uncredited)
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| Charles Trowbridge | ... |
Secretary of State Cordell Hull (uncredited)
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| Tom Tully | ... |
American Engineer in Russia (uncredited)
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Olga Uljanovskaja | ... |
Russian Nurse (uncredited)
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| Edward Van Sloan | ... |
German Diplomat in Berlin (uncredited)
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| Henry Victor | ... |
Herr Schufeldt - Hamburg Official (uncredited)
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Michael Visaroff | ... |
Barkov (uncredited)
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| Ray Walker | ... |
Raymond - Davies' Butler (uncredited)
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Glen Walters | ... |
Mother (uncredited)
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| Pierre Watkin | ... |
Naval Attache (uncredited)
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Peggy Watts | ... |
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
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Frank Wayne | ... |
Heckler (uncredited)
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| John Wengraf | ... |
Polish Ambassador Grzybowski (uncredited)
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Mischa Westfall | ... |
Petya (uncredited)
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Leigh Whipper | ... |
Haile Selassie (uncredited)
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Marek Windheim | ... |
Mr. Sokolnikov (uncredited)
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| Joan Winfield | ... |
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
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| Isabel Withers | ... |
Well-Wisher at Train (uncredited)
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Jean Wong | ... |
Parachutist (uncredited)
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| Victor Wong | ... |
Japanese Diplomat (uncredited)
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Katherine Yorke | ... |
Russian Woman (uncredited)
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Jack Young | ... |
President Roosevelt (uncredited)
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Alfred Zeisler | ... |
German Train Conductor (uncredited)
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Esther Zeitlin | ... |
Russian Woman (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Michael Curtiz | ||
Written by
| Joseph E. Davies | ... | (book) |
| Howard Koch | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Robert Buckner | ... | producer |
| Jack L. Warner | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Max Steiner | ||
Cinematography by
| Bert Glennon | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Owen Marks | ||
Editorial Department
| James Leicester | ... | montage |
| Don Siegel | ... | montage |
Art Direction by
| Carl Jules Weyl | ||
Set Decoration by
| George James Hopkins | ||
Costume Design by
| Orry-Kelly | ... | (gowns) |
Makeup Department
| Gordon Bau | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Frank Heath | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Don Siegel | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Gösta Åberg | ... | poster artist: Sweden |
Sound Department
| Oliver S. Garretson | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Roy Davidson | ... | special effects |
| Hans F. Koenekamp | ... | special effects (as H.F. Koenekamp) |
Music Department
| Leo F. Forbstein | ... | musical director |
| Bernhard Kaun | ... | orchestral arrangements (as Bernard Kaun) |
| Hugo Friedhofer | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Jay Leyda | ... | technical advisor |
| LeRoy Prinz | ... | ballet stager (as Leroy Prinz) |
| Don King | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1943) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1943) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1944) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Turner Entertainment (DVD package design)
- Warner Bros. Entertainment (DVD package design)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
"Mission to Moscow" was made at the behest of F.D.R. in order to garner more support for the Soviet Union during WWII. It was from the book by Joseph E. Davies, former U.S. Ambassador To Russia. The movie covers the political machinations in Moscow just before the start of the war and presents Stalin's Russia in a very favorable light. So much so, that the movie was cited years later by the House Un-American Activities Commission and was largely responsible for the screenwriter, Howard Koch being Blacklisted.
Written by E. Barry Bruyea |
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| Taglines | An American story...told American style (Print Ad-Calgary Herald, ((Calgary, Alta.)) 13 December 1943) See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,516,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film was often mentioned during the 1947 House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in its investigation of alleged Communist infiltration of the motion picture industry and was chiefly responsible for the blacklisting of screenwriter Howard Koch. Warner Bros. studio head Jack L. Warner defended the picture as being "made when our country was fighting for its existence, with Russia as one of our allies . . . The picture was made only to help a desperate war effort and not for posterity." See more » |
| Goofs | Aside from the issue of the fairness of the Moscow purge trials, or the truthfulness of the alleged confessions of the accused, the people shown standing trial together in the film in fact did not all stand trial at the same time. There were two such major show trials, one in 1937, the second in 1938, and the real life characters depicted in the film as being tried simultaneously were actually tried in separate groups at one of the two trials. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Hollywood on Trial (1976). See more » |
| Soundtracks | America See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Opens with a card reading: We have the honor to present the former Ambassador from the United States to the Soviet Union, the Honorable Joseph E. Davies, who will address you prior to the showing of the film made from his important book, "Mission to Moscow". In the picture itself, Mr. Walter Huston portrays Mr. Davies during those vital years encompassed in his now significant report to this nation. And now, Mr. Davies: [Mr. Davies gives a presentation on the actual events leading up to these events, and to this film.] See more » |
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Ambassador Joseph E. Davies:
Mr. Stalin, I believe history will record you as a great builder for the benefit of mankind. See more » |