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Mission to Moscow is a 1943 film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on the 1941 book by the former U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, Joseph E. Davies.
The movie chronicles the experiences of the second American ambassador to the Soviet Union and was made in response to a request by Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was made during World War II, when the Americans and Soviets were allies, and takes a more benign view of the Soviet government than most Hollywood films. For that reason, it was scrutinized by the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
Original Release
04/29/1943
US Release
04/29/1943
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Walter Huston | Ambassador Joseph E. Davies |
| Ann Harding | Mrs. Marjorie Davies / Marjorie Davis |
| Oskar Homolka | Maxim Litvinov, Foreign Minister / Maxim Litvinov |
| George Tobias | Freddie |
| Gene Lockhart | Premier Molotov / Viatcheslav Molotov |
| Eleanor Parker | Emlen Davies |
| Cyd Charisse | Galina Ulanova - Ballerina |
| John Abbott | Grinko |
| Helmut Dantine | Maj. Kamenev |
| Barbara Everest | Mrs. Litvinov |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Walter Huston | Ambassador Joseph E. Davies |
| Ann Harding | Mrs. Marjorie Davies / Marjorie Davis |
| Oskar Homolka | Maxim Litvinov, Foreign Minister / Maxim Litvinov |
| George Tobias | Freddie |
| Gene Lockhart | Premier Molotov / Viatcheslav Molotov |
| Eleanor Parker | Emlen Davies |
| Cyd Charisse | Galina Ulanova - Ballerina |
| John Abbott | Grinko |
| Helmut Dantine | Maj. Kamenev |
| Barbara Everest | Mrs. Litvinov |
| Henry Daniell | Minister von Ribbentrop |
| Victor Francen | Vyshinsky, chief trial prosecutor |
| Moroni Olsen | Col. Faymonville |
| Vladimir Sokoloff | Mikhail Kalinin, USSR president |
| Mike Mazurki | Russian Machinist Workman |
| Charles Trowbridge | Secretary of State Cordell Hull |
| Doris Lloyd | Mrs. Churchill |
| Georges Renavent | President Paul van Zeeland |
| Ivan Lebedeff | Mr. Rosengoltz |
| Kathleen Lockhart | Lady Chilston |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
| Robert Buckner | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1944 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White | Nominated |
