Sofia (1948 film)

Sofia is a 1948 American thriller film directed by John Reinhardt and starring Gene Raymond, Sigrid Gurie and Patricia Morison.[1] It is an early Cold War thriller set partly in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. The film was shot on location in Mexico and at the Estudios Churubusco in Mexico City Made in Cinecolor it was released by the low-budget company Film Classics. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Ybarra. It got a British release the following year, where it was handled by Associated British Film Distributors.

Sofia
Directed byJohn Reinhardt
Produced byRobert Presnell Sr.
John Reinhardt
Written byFrederick Stephani
StarringGene Raymond
Sigrid Gurie
Patricia Morison
Music byRaúl Lavista
CinematographyWilliam H. Clothier
Production
company
Arpi Productions
Distributed byFilm Classics
Release date
  • September 3, 1948 (1948-09-03)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast

  • Gene Raymond as Steve Roark
  • Sigrid Gurie as Linda Carlson
  • Patricia Morison as Magda Onescu
  • Mischa Auer as Ali Imagu
  • John Wengraf as Peter Goltzen
  • George Baxter as James Braden
  • Charles Rooner as Dr. Stoyan
  • Fernando Wagner as Dr. Erik Viertel
  • Luz Alba as Ana Sokolova
  • Egon Zappert as Marow—Sokolova's Henchman
  • Hamil Petroff as Dmitri—Bell Captain
  • Peter O'Crotty as Brother Johannes
  • John Kelly as Lt. Comdr. Stark
  • Chel López as Ivan Chodorov
  • José Torvay as Warden at Jail

References

  1. Shapiro p.362

Bibliography

  • Shapiro, Jerome F. Atomic Bomb Cinema: The Apocalyptic Imagination on Film. Routledge, 2013.


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