Dark Journey

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Dark Journey

1937

1h 22m

Adventure

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World War I is raging, but Swedish store clerk Madeleine Goddard (Vivien Leigh) has not aligned herself with either side. When she meets German soldier Karl Von Marwitz (Conrad Veidt), she falls in love. Karl, who presents as a footman of low rank, is in fact a high-ranking official in the German army. Madeleine has secrets of her own -- she is a spy, working for the Allies. As Madeleine and Karl are pulled deeper into the war, their love may be the thing that saves their lives.

Ann Ross

Maclean's Magazine

09/26/2019

The plot is ingenious, but unfortunately so complicated that for a good deal of the time the audience is almost as baffled as the governments involved.

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

11/19/2011

Relationships as the continuous encoding and decoding of objects and gestures

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

09/30/2010

B-

Rescued from the doldrums by the polished performances of Vivien Leigh and Conrad Veidt.

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

02/13/2008

5/5

Wow.

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K K

05/08/2024

Come on now: one of Leigh’s earliest movies and already a skilled actor. Conrad Veidt is amazing! Both just ooze STAR quality but they both preferred to be know for their work!

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Steve D

01/07/2024

A strong story and Leigh show why she will become a star.

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paul d

@PaulusLoZebra 05/04/2021

Dark Journey is worth the effort if only to watch Conrad Veidt and Vivian Leigh, Veidt is especially good. The complex spy story, of espionage and counter-espionage (and counter-counter-espionage?) is clever but doesn't create real tension and sympathy for the characters. Things are very confused, mostly because the film does not sufficiently distinguish among the Germans, French, British and Swedes.

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06/23/2014

Off beat pairing makes for interesting Journey--A wacky trip!!

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04/04/2014

It was a little hard to follow... and the costumes had me perplexed - but oh, when our Hero storms the boat in uniform, he finally becomes swoonworthy. Unfortunately, the ending left something to be desired, in terms of romantic payoff -- but it's a quick and worth the viewing for lovers of classic film. Plus, Leigh is simply stunningly gorgeous! 3.5 stars or so

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03/14/2013

Rescued from the doldrums by the polished performances of Vivien Leigh and Conrad Veidt a strange pairing that really works.

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World War I is raging, but Swedish store clerk Madeleine Goddard (Vivien Leigh) has not aligned herself with either side. When she meets German soldier Karl Von Marwitz (Conrad Veidt), she falls in love. Karl, who presents as a footman of low rank, is in fact a high-ranking official in the German army. Madeleine has secrets of her own -- she is a spy, working for the Allies. As Madeleine and Karl are pulled deeper into the war, their love may be the thing that saves their lives.

Director: Victor Saville
Producer: Alexander Korda
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: London Film Production
Genre: Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 2, 1937, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 22m

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