
Stephen Neale is released into WWII England after two years in an asylum, but it doesn't seem so sane outside either. On his way back to London to rejoin civilization, he stumbles across a murderous spy ring and doesn't quite know who to turn to.... (Full plot summary below)
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Stephen Neale is released into WWII England after two years in an asylum, but it doesn't seem so sane outside either. On his way back to London to rejoin civilization, he stumbles across a murderous spy ring and doesn't quite know who to turn to.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzHas an exciting plot and is properly atmospheric despite its cheap studio sets. |
| Film InternationalMatthew SorrentoAdept at using cinema for art and entertainment since his early career, Lang treats this Graham Greene "entertainment" in modest, yet effective fashion. |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonIt's not top-shelf Fritz Lang, nor is it top-level Graham Greene, but as an exercise in World War II intrigue with a smidgen of film noir thrown in, Ministry of Fear gets the job done. |
| Parallax ViewSean AxmakerThis is not Lang's best film of the era, or even his most interesting portrait of paranoia and malevolent forces, but it is a lively thriller with unexpected turns. |
| Film and FeltGabe LeibowitzIt's certainly fitting that after filling his German years with ballsy, predictive masterpieces about Nazi rule-by-fear, Fritz Lang would finally make a film that directly involves Nazis. |
| User ReviewMarc LAdmirable petite production du grand Lang. Moralité on sait faire des films ou on sait pas ! Un beau film noir. Les dernières cinq minutes sont plastiquement magnifiques |
| User ReviewSteve HA nice tight espionage thriller. Good imagery from Lang. |
| User ReviewPavandeep SBeautiful cinematography and set design, that alone warrants it as one of his highest points in his later life. The ending was a little bit pointless, Hollywood maybe but the entire starting of this film was personally one of fantastic noir. |
| User ReviewBen Lgood film noir from german master fritz lang. |
| User ReviewDan GFrom an asylum (for a mercy killing, from/of an African plantation!) to a carnival (operated by the "Mothers of the Free Nations"!) to a seance to a Nazi conspiracy. Fritz Lang connects the dots! In the dark and through a closed door! |