Sofia (1948)
Directed by John Reinhardt
Genres - Drama |
Release Date - Sep 3, 1948 (USA - Unknown), Sep 3, 1948 (USA) |
Run Time - 83 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
As Cold-War melodramas go, Sofia goes pretty well. Set in a backlot version of Turkey, the film stars Gene Raymond as former OSS man Steve Roark. Assigned to rescue two atomic scientists from Russia and spirit them across the Iron Curtain, Steve discovers that one of the scientists is his ex-lover Linda Carlsen (Sigrid Gurie). Meanwhile, sultry cabaret singer-turned-spy Magda Onescu (Patricia Morison) offers her services to both the Allies and the Communists, hoping to be financially renumerated by both sides (Guess how she ends up?) Some of the espionage techniques are amusing, especially when the rascally Russians are so easily fooled by the simplest subterfuges.
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Keywords
agent [representative], business-trip, capture, escape, espionage, kidnapping, love, message, nuclear, nuclear-scientist, rescue, romance, Russia, scientist, secrets, trip, victim
