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Ministry of Fear

Thrilling drama of the Invisible Network of Terror!

6.9(210)19441h 26m2

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 to whom to turn.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • spy
  • film noir
  • black and white
  • nazi spy
  • mental asylum
  • nazi fascism in britain
  • nazi spy ring

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Behind the camera

Director

Fritz Lang

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical31 Dec 1944
    • Theatrical4 Jan 1945
    • TVPGOmaha, Nebraska18 Dec 1958
    • PhysicalBlu-ray12 Mar 2013
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalLondon19 May 1944
  • GermanyDE

    • TVWest Germany29 Mar 1973
    • TVEast Germany20 Sept 1980
  • PortugalPT

    • Theatrical3 Apr 1946

Frequently asked questions

Ministry of Fear was released on 19 May 1944.

Audience reviews

2
  • J

    John Chard

    1/5/2019

    8/10

    Innocent? Prove it! *Warning: Spoilers* Ministry Of Fear is directed by Fritz Lang & is adapted for the screen by Seton I. Miller from the Graham Greene novel "The Ministry Of Fear." It stars Ray Milland as Stephen Neale, an ex-insane asylum inmate who is released after a two year sentence for what was allegedly the "mercy" killing of his incurably ill wife. Upon his release Neale buys his train ticket to L…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    6/30/2022

    6/10

    Ray Milland is "Stephen Neale" who has recently been released from a psychiatric hospital. On his way back to London he stops off at a village fête where he guesses the weight of a cake correctly - and so has to lug it back on the train with him. When he shares it with a fellow passenger who proceeds to steal the thing, he guesses that there is more to it than just sponge and jam! His subsequent investigations lead h…

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