影片的背景是第二次世界大战的最后几天,讲述了波兰特工部门寻找战犯冯-克尼普罗德博士的故事,他是华沙盖世太保的前负责人,他试图逃避法律制裁,并准备将在波兰活动的德国特工的档案柜偷运到西方。
As an faithful adaptation of Kruczkowski's work, this movie works fine. Most of the time it succeeds in avoiding the static, theatrical feeling of the play. Ford was acknowledged master of the spectacle, and it shows here. Some of the scenes are impressive. The dramatic finale is almost as good, and it contains Ford's usual trademark: the house with devastated, winding stairs. ...