A quick note (time for bed). Lang's Ministry of Fear is a wartime film (1944) that features a story that, on the surface, resembles many films from the era--innocent man caught up in potential Nazi spying incident. However, as ever with Lang, not all is as it seems. It's not really a mystery thriller or an overt propaganda film, but rather (as the Criterion essay that accompanies the Blu-ray suggests) a kind of "nightmare film". Not considered a major Lang effort, but as I've often said of Hitchcock (and as a Lang film historian says in the supplements), "a minor Lang effort is a major accomplishment".
Ray Milland is quite good in the lead role and Batman's butler, Alfred, makes a showing in a minor but important role (that's Adam West's Batman, in case anyone was wondering). The Criterion release looks very good.
Ray Milland is quite good in the lead role and Batman's butler, Alfred, makes a showing in a minor but important role (that's Adam West's Batman, in case anyone was wondering). The Criterion release looks very good.
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