1940·Comedy·1h 30m
7.0
★
An American reporter smuggling news out of Soviet Moscow is blackmailed into helping a beautiful Communist leave the country.
Directed by King Vidor
war correspondent
russian politics
moscow, russia
tank battle
trying to escape
war journalism
american in russia
soviet tank
tanks
Trailer
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Cast
Clark Gable
McKinley B. 'Mac' Thompson
Hedy Lamarr
Golubka / Theodore Yahupitz / Lizvanetchka 'Lizzie'
Oskar Homolka
Commissar Vasiliev
Felix Bressart
Igor Yahupitz / Vanya
Eve Arden
Jane Wilson
Sig Ruman
Emil Von Hofer
Natasha Lytess
Olga Milanova
Vladimir Sokoloff
Michael Bastakoff
Edgar Barrier
Rubick
Georges Renavent
Laszlo
Leon Belasco
Comrade Baronoff
Michael Mark
Goronoff
Crew
King Vidor
Director
Ben Hecht
Screenplay
Charles Lederer
Screenplay
Herman J. Mankiewicz
Writer
Bronislau Kaper
Original Music Composer
Joseph Ruttenberg
Director of Photography
King Vidor
Producer
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Adrian
Costume Design
A. Arnold Gillespie
Special Effects
Douglas Shearer
Sound Director
Popular Reviews
18 reviews
Olivia Mont
7.5★ · 09/18/25
When the pro-America propaganda film is about a beautiful communist woman
When the pro-America propaganda film is about a beautiful communist woman
nPRO
7.0★ · 06/26/24
commie hedy i do love you so much
commie hedy i do love you so much
Davechild
8.0★ · 05/04/20
Being from 1940 about Russia - I thought it would way too much US patriotism and anti communist stuff. But I like how it was more satirical on authoritarian government - Gable even falls for an idealist communist who doesn’t even change her mind in the end. Also great And impressive tank comedy. Really surprised me how much fun this was to watch.
Being from 1940 about Russia - I thought it would way too much US patriotism and anti communist stuff. But I like how it was more satirical on authoritarian government - Gable even falls for an idealist communist who doesn’t even change her mind in the end. Also great And impressive tank comedy. Really surprised me how much fun this was to watch.
Bbc
8.0★ · 06/05/26
Paulina
6.0★ · 05/25/26