I will admit that i got this film not for the stars but for the smaller role played by the british actor john warburton, who plays bacalls fiance in the film. The confidential agent by graham greene nook book ebook. He is endeavoring to keep british merchants from selling fuel supplies to enemy factions. When they had some time off whilst shooting a movie, they were caught in front of a board more often than not. In addition, extensive rewrites caused the production to fall behind schedule. However his assignment may be doomed by an indifferent british. Charles boyer is supposed to be spanish, and hes come to london to buy coal in confidential agent, a 1945 film also starring lauren bacall, katina paxinou, peter lorre, dan seymour, and wanda hendrix. In this adaptation of the graham greene novel, set during the spanish civil war of the 1930s, luis denard charles boyer is a spanish secret agent on a counterfascist mission to london. This was bacalls second film after her electrifying debut in to have and have not with humphrey bogart, but confidential agent did not serve her career well. Feb 28, 2011 this faithful graham greene adaptation has charles boyer playing a republican spaniard sent to england on a secret mission. During the spanish civil war, an agent on a mission to purchase coal. Confidential agent is a dull spy film directed by herman shumlin and its no surprise that he never made another film.
Confidential agent is one of those lesser vehicles, yet it manages to get me somewhere anyway, despite lackluster direction, the incongruity of bacall and boyers depictions as respectively british and spanish, and the almost complete nonexistence of any chemistry between the two leads. Confidential agent 1945 herman shumlin, charles boyer, lauren bacall, victor francen, drama, thriller september 15, 2016 during the spanish civil war, a republican courier travels to england to try and buy coal. During the spanish civil war, a republican courier travels to england to try and buy coal. In both cases, as each film ended, spoiler alert things looked pretty hopeless or uncertain at best casablanca, with rick and captain renard walking off to start their fight in the war. Confidential agent 1945 during the spanish civil war, a republican courier travels to england to try and buy coal. Buy or rent confidential agent movie now family video javascript seems to be disabled in your browser. The film was completed on 12 jan 1945 and was shown to american servicemen overseas, but was not released in the united states at that time. Confidential agent 1945 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. In the book, the nationality of the agent is not stated. Mar 25, 2015 born dixie wanda hendrix in jacksonville, florida, in 1928, the actor was working on a local stage when she was discovered and talentagented away to hollywood and a warner bros. A first version of the film adaptation was completed in 1945 but its release was postponed.
This disc is expected to play back in dvd video play only devices, and may not play back in other dvd devices, including recorders and pc drivescontainer. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Confidential agent original theatrical trailer youtube. During the spanish civil war, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies. Based on a grahame greene novel, the story is suspenseful.
Confidential agent 1945 in this adaptation of the graham greene novel, set during the spanish civil war of the 1930s, luis denard charles boyer is a spanish secret agent on a counterfascist. Jan 27, 2017 kim sunghoons hybrid thriller confidential assignment brings together operatives from south and north korea for a comically convoluted joint investigation. The film was completed on january 12, 1945 and was shown to american servicemen overseas, but was not released in the united states at that time. A great memorable quote from the confidential agent movie on contreras. Confidential agent first appeared on the screen back in 1945. Meanwhile lauren bacalls performance in her first film after her debut in to have and have not, confidential agent, stunk up the room. Confidential agent is a film directed by herman shumlin with charles boyer, lauren bacall, victor francen, wanda hendrix, year. It stars charles boyer as a spanish agent in britain on a secret mission during the spanish civil war, bacall is a standoffish woman who gets embroiled in his affairs by accident, though unlike her previous film s performance, the character is rather humorless. Charles boyer is good in the lead role even though hes paired with lauren bacall who gives a horrendous performance and kills every scene shes in. Greek americans history, modern era, the first greeks in.
Confidential agent 1945 stream and watch online moviefone. The film itself still satisfies, thanks in no small measure to james wong howes atmospheric cinematography and the story craft of source novelist graham greene. The story is a bit messy and the film itelf is mainly photographed with very low light. She made her film debut, speaking in a thick brogue, across from charles boyer in confidential agent 1945. Confidential is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. South koreas cj entertainment announced a slew of deals for spy actioner confidential. Based on the novel, the confidential agent, by graham greene, originally published in 1939. Confidential agent 1945 confidential agent 1945 user. Indeed this thriller has many melodramatic elements. Confidential agent 1945 streaming sub ita film completo. He meets with an amount of local hostility, while his life is at risk from those on the fascist. Confidential agent 1945 official trailer lauren bacall, charles boyer movie hdduring the spanish civil war, a republican courier travels to england to try and buy coal. The novel was also the basis for the 1945 film confidential agent, starring charles boyer, lauren bacall, katina paxinou and peter lorre. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable.
To avoid distraction, he rented a room in bloomsbury from a landlady who lived in an apartment below him. This means a fair bit of peering for the audience as it tries to work out what is happening. Una pelicula dirigida por herman shumlin con charles boyer, holmes herbert, george zucco, george coulouris. Adapted from graham greenes story of espionage, confidential agent is a real oddity for 1945, a movie that looks back at the spanish civil war. Confidential agent 1945 directed by herman shumlin. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Buy or rent confidential agent movie now family video. Telly savalas 19231994, a popular film and television actor, is best known for his. Confidential agent 1945 directed by herman shumlin robert buckner yankee doodle dandy 1942 adapted the screenplay from the graham greene the fallen idol 1948 novel of the same name. But industrialists reject him and a teenager who tries to help is murdered. Unfortunately this war time drama fails to connect. The big sleep was finally completed in january of 1945, but the impending end of world war ii forced warner bros to delay its release in favor of more topical product already in the studios pipeline that would soon lose its relevance.
Katina paxinou 19001973, born katina constantopoulos, was a popular actress who starred in many films, including for whom the bell tolls 1943, confidential agent 1945, mourning becomes electra 1947, the inheritance 1947, and prince of foxes 1945. Confidential agent 1945 after lauren bacalls stunning film debut in to have and have not 1944, the big question in hollywood was, what will she do for an encore. The movie was directed by herman shumlin and produced by robert buckner with jack l. Inside the pink stable the current the criterion collection. In 1937, agents from the opposing sides of the spanish civil war travel to the neutral uk to secure coal contracts and to undermine each others efforts. Voir en confidential agent 1945 vf gratuit film complet.
With charles boyer, lauren bacall, katina paxinou, peter lorre. Jul 08, 2014 the film itself still satisfies, thanks in no small measure to james wong howes atmospheric cinematography and the story craft of source novelist graham greene. What other subtitles would you like to see from us. To achieve his goal, he has to deal with licata victor francen, a smoothly dangerous fascistfalange agent on the same mission for his. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in. Edgar dominguez has been sent by the spanish government to negotiate with mine owner lord benditch for the purchase of 100,000 tons of coal. Why our church no longer plays bethel or hillsong music, pastor explains false teachings duration. Confidential agent 1945 official trailer lauren bacall, charles boyer movie hd during the spanish civil war, a republican courier travels to england to try and buy coal. We encourage you to leave comments regarding the confidential agent subtitles. With the 2015 academy awards running its course, it is only fitting to take a look at the many movie stars who chose chess as their preferred pastime or hobby. Confidential agent 1945 original theatrical trailer youtube. South korean film confidential assignment sells to multiple territories. Charles boyer is effective as luis denard, who is an anti fascist secret agent in the spanish civil war. In a roadhouse between dover and london, 1937, accidental companions denard charles boyer and socialite rose lauren bacall, watched by licata victor francen, visited by currie george coulouris, in the spanish civil war story from the graham greene novel, confidential.
Confidential agent movie 1945 lauren bacall, charles. Confidential agent 1945 movie clip i dont like melodrama. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. The confidential agent was adapted for the radio program escape by ken crossen and broadcast on 2 april 1949, starring berry kroeger. The answer should have been the big sleep 1946, another pairing with bogart and actually the second film she shot. Shumlin helped produce the famous joris ivens prorepublican film on the spanish civil war, the spanish earth. South korean film confidential assignment sells to multiple.
Confidential agent 1945 movie clip i dont like melodrama in a roadhouse between dover and london, 1937, accidental companions denard charles boyer and socialite rose lauren bacall, watched by licata victor francen, visited by currie george coulouris, in the spanish civil war story from the graham greene novel, confidential agent, 1945. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. He meets with an amount of local hostility, while his life is at risk from those on the fascist side. What pushes this film into the abyss was that there really was no. The confidential agents protagonist, luis denard charles boyer is a musician and agent of loyalist spain, who is sent to london in 1937 on a desperate mission to buy coal for his embattled government. The confidential agent was adapted for the radio program escape by ken crossen and broadcast on 2 april 1949, starring. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles.
In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. In prewwii london, spanish agent denard struggles to close a highlevel business deal that will strike a blow against fascists in his country. In 1943 he directed watch on the rhine, a very pointed antinazi propaganda piece. With germany in ruins, hollywood liberals and yes, communists too surely thought that the time was right to remind the. The screenplay was by robert buckner, based on the novel the confidential agent by graham greene. Gallery of 16 movie poster and cover images for confidential agent 1945. Confidential agent 1945 movie posters cinematerial. Confidential agent movie posters from movie poster shop. Buy confidential agent movie posters from movie poster shop.
Actor lauren bacalls second film was the 1945 adaptation of author graham greenes confidential agent, where she starred opposite famed actor charles boyer. Not that i am dissing charles boyer, who i like, or lauren bacall, who i think is the greatest not physically beautiful actress ever. Confidential agent 1945 passed 1h 58min drama, thriller 10 november 1945 usa during the spanish civil war, a republican courier travels to england to try and buy coal. Confidential agent 1945 herman shumlin, charles boyer. Fueled by benzedrine, greene wrote it in six weeks. Confidential agent 1945 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. But industrialists not yet alert to the threat of fascism reject him.
The movie was fun for me to watch as im a big bacall fan and id. The pentagon papers was the name given to a topsecret department of defense study of u. In preworld war ii london, spanish agent denard struggles to close a highlevel business deal that will strike a blow against fascists in his native country. The confidential agent, graham greene the confidential agent 1939 is a thriller novel by british author graham greene. Support comes from an unlikely if attractive quarter. Confidential agent is a 1945 american spy film starring charles boyer and lauren bacall which was a warner brothers production. Also in london however is victor lazaro, representing the rebels, who is there to negotiate for coal. Bacall took a critical thumping, yet her presence smolders. He meets rose cullard, seductively played by lauren bacall and they fall in love. In fact it leaves one feeling that it could have been better given the cast perhaps greenes story is to blame.
He meets with an amount of local hostility, while his life is at risk from those. Confidential agent 1945 official trailer lauren bacall. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Lorres english was nearly perfect, and in 1934 he went to hollywood. Boyer is luis denard, and everyone is out to stop him except bacall. With the end of world war ii, warners pushed back the release of the big sleep in favor of its completed warthemed films. During the spanish civil war, a republican courier louis denard charles boyer travels to england to try and buy coal. Released 1945, confidential agent stars charles boyer, lauren bacall, peter lorre, victor francen the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 58 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Confidential agent 1945 in this adaptation of the graham greene novel, set during the spanish civil war of the 1930s, luis denard charles boyer is a spanish secret agent on a counterfascist mission to london. Confidential agent, with boyer and bacall heading into a very cloudy future in spain. Peter lorre celebrity profile check out the latest peter lorre photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
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