Strange, offbeat biography of Nazi propaganda minister Goebbels, played with monotone and cold-fish stare by Andor, who is shown as a struggling playwright in his youth. He is rejected by Drake, a novice actress, and this so incenses the lustful, vindictive Andor that he spends the rest of
his twisted life (or the duration of the movie) trying to get even with her. During the so-called "Night of the Long Knives" (when top Nazis purged their ranks of enemies), Andor orders the death of Warner, Drake's father, among others on his "hit" list. Drake flees the Nazi scourge to marry Woods
in Vienna but the long arm of the Nazis and Andor reaches out to ruin her life. She...
Released:
1944
Rated:
NR
Length:
86 mins