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• Genre: War
• Movie Type: War Drama
• Director: Frank Tuttle
• Main Cast: Luther Adler, Patricia Knight, William L. Shirer, Ilka Windish, Heinz Moog
• Release Year: 1951
• Country: AT
• Run Time: 89 minutes

Plot

Having previously portrayed Adolf Hitler in 1951's The Desert Fox, Luther Adler once more dons the postage-stamp moustache of Der Fuhrer in The Magic Face. This time, however, Adler essays a dual role, playing both Hitler and a famed theatrical impersonator known as Janus the Great. While performing in Vienna, Janus attracts the attention of Hitler, who makes a play for Janus' wife Vera (Patricia Knight). When Janus protests, he is beaten and thrown into prison by the gestapo. Janus escapes and vows to destroy Hitler and to that end poses as the German leader, the better to bollix up the Nazi war plans. Predicated on a story than many people would like to believe is true, The Magic Face is given credence via the opening narration by Third Reich chronicler William L. Shirer. The film was lensed on location in Austria and distributed by Hollywood's Columbia Pictures. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Luther Adler - Adolf Hitler
• Patricia Knight - Vera Janus
• William L. Shirer - Himself
• Ilka Windish - Carla Harbach
• Heinz Moog - Hans Harbach

Peter Preses - Warden; Manfred Inger - Heinrich Wagner; Jasper VonOertzen - Major Weinrich; Rolf Wanka - Gen. Rodenbusch; Michael Tellering - Gen. Heitmeier; Eric Frey - Col. Raffenstein; Luther Adler - Janus the Great

Credit

Robert Smith - Producer; Robert Smith - Screenwriter; Mort Briskin - Producer; Mort Briskin - Screenwriter; Herschel Burke Gilbert - Composer (Music Score); Frank Tuttle - Director; Tony Braun - Cinematographer; Henrietta Brunsch - Editor; Edward Stolba - Art Director