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6.0Imprisoned during the Spanish Civil War, John "Kit" McKittrick is released when a New York City policeman pulls some strings. Upon returning to America, McKittrick hears that a friend has committed suicide, and he begins to smell a rat. During his investigation, McKittrick questions three beautiful women, one of whom has a tie to his refugee past. Pursued by Nazi operatives, McKittrick learns of the death of another friend, and begins to suspect the dark Dr. Skaas.
Released: 1943-08-1994 minDir: Richard WallaceDrama, Mystery, Thriller
Cast
- John Garfield as John 'Kit' McKittrick
- Maureen O'Hara as Toni Donne
- Walter Slezak as Dr. Christian Skaas
- Patricia Morison as Barby Taviton
- Martha O'Driscoll as Whitney 'The Imp' Parker
- Bruce Edwards as Ab Parker
Themes
- post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
- prisoner of war
- trauma
- spanish civil war (1936-39)
- film noir
- footsteps
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Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
2,015 votes
- Year
- 1943
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- film noir
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Spanish Civil War
- Director
- Richard Wallace
- Screenwriter
- Warren B. Duff
- Cast member
- William Edmunds
- Composer
- Roy Webb
- Production company
- RKO Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Nicholas Musuraca
- Duration
- 94
- Image
- Walter Slezak in The Fallen Sparrow trailer.jpg
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- publication date
- 1943-01-01
- title
- The Fallen Sparrow
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- RKO Pictures
- film editor
- Robert Wise
- Commons category
- The Fallen Sparrow
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