History Film / JourneyIntoFear

''Journey into Fear'' was originally supposed to be the third film that Orson Welles directed for Creator/{{RKO}}, following ''Film/CitizenKane'' and ''Film/TheMagnificentAmbersons''. Welles brought in his entire Mercury Theatre troupe (including Cotten, Creator/AgnesMoorehead, Ruth Warrick, Everett Sloane, and others), but – finding himself spread too thin between finishing ''Ambersons'', making this film, and starting production on the documentary ''It's All True'' – enlisted his protege Norman Foster to take over with directing. Hollywood historians now consider this film to have been co-directed by Foster and an uncredited Welles.[[note]]This was when things started to go downhill for Welles. Of the three films listed above none were completed as Welles desired, as he wound up quitting both ''Ambersons'' and this movie to make ''It's All True'', which was never finished.[[/note]]

''Journey into Fear'' was originally supposed to be the third film that Welles directed for Creator/{{RKO}}, following ''Film/CitizenKane'' and ''Film/TheMagnificentAmbersons''. Welles brought in his entire Mercury Theatre troupe (including Cotten, Creator/AgnesMoorehead, Ruth Warrick, Everett Sloane, and others) but – finding himself spread too thin between finishing ''Ambersons'', making this film, and starting on the documentary ''It's All True'' – enlisted his protege Norman Foster to take over directing. Today movie historians consider this film to have been co-directed by Foster and an uncredited Welles.[[note]]This was when things started to go downhill for Welles. Of the three films listed above none were completed as Welles desired, as he wound up quitting both ''Ambersons'' and this movie to make ''It's All True'', which was never finished.[[/note]]

''Journey into Fear'' is a 1943 wartime spy thriller film directed by Norman Foster, starring Creator/JosephCotten and Creator/OrsonWelles.

Howard Graham (Cotten) is an American armaments engineer seeking to supply UsefulNotes/{{Turkey}} with naval guns. While he is in Istanbul with his wife Stephanie, Howard is lured away by Kopeikin, a man who claims to work for Graham's company. Kopeikin takes Graham to a nightclub with a magic act, and the magician calls Graham onto the stage. This is all an elaborate murder attempt, but the assassin, a creepy rotund man with glasses named Banat, accidentally shoots the magician instead.

''Journey into Fear'' was originally supposed to be the third film Welles directed for Creator/{{RKO}}, following ''Film/CitizenKane'' and ''Film/TheMagnificentAmbersons''. Welles brought in his entire Mercury troupe--Cotten, Creator/AgnesMoorehead, Ruth Warrick, Everett Sloane, and others--but found himself spread too thin between finishing ''Ambersons'', making this film, and starting on documentary ''It's All True''. Welles brought in his protege Norman Foster to handle directing duties. Latter-day historians consider this film to have been co-directed by Foster and an uncredited Welles.[[note]]This was when things started to go downhill for Welles. Of the three films listed above none were completed as Welles desired, as he wound up quitting both ''Ambersons'' and this movie to make ''It's All True'', which was never finished.[[/note]]

Based on a novel by Eric Ambler. Joseph Cotten wrote the screenplay, for the only writing credit of his 40-year movie career. [[TheRemake Remade]] as a 1975 Canadian film starring Creator/SamWaterston, Creator/ZeroMostel, Creator/YvetteMimieux, and Creator/VincentPrice.

Based on a novel by Eric Ambler. Joseph Cotten wrote the screenplay, for the only writing credit of his 40-year movie career. [[TheRemake Remade]] as a 1975 Canadian film starring Creator/SamWaterston, Creator/ZeroMostel, Yvette Mimieux, and Creator/VincentPrice.

Based on a novel by Eric Ambler. Joseph Cotten wrote the screenplay, for the only writing credit of his 40-year movie career. [[TheRemake Remade]] as a 1975 Canadian film starring Creator/SamWaterston, Zero Mostel, Yvette Mimieux, and Creator/VincentPrice.

Based on a novel by Eric Ambler. Joseph Cotten wrote the screenplay, for the only writing credit of his 40-year movie career.

''Journey into Fear'' was originally supposed to be the third film Welles directed for Creator/{{RKO}}, following ''Film/CitizenKane'' and ''Film/TheMagnificentAmbersons''. Welles brought in his entire Mercury troupe--Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Ruth Warrick, Everett Sloane, and others--but found himself spread too thin between finishing ''Ambersons'', making this film, and starting on documentary ''It's All True''. Welles brought in his protege Norman Foster to handle directing duties. Latter-day historians consider this film to have been co-directed by Foster and an uncredited Welles.[[note]]This was when things started to go downhill for Welles. Of the three films listed above none were completed as Welles desired, as he wound up quitting both ''Ambersons'' and this movie to make ''It's All True'', which was never finished.[[/note]]

''Journey into Fear'' is a 1943 film directed by Norman Foster, starring Creator/JosephCotten and Creator/OrsonWelles.

The murder investigation brings Graham to the office of the chief of secret police in Istanbul, Col. Haki (Welles). Haki says that Banat works for a Nazi spy, Muller, and that Graham must immediately flee across the Black Sea to the Soviet Union, then allied with the United States. Graham does so, leaving his wife behind in Haki's care, only to find that the murderers are on the boat too.

* TheVoiceless: Banat, the scary assassin, never says a word. (That's because he was played by a non-actor, namely, Orson Welles's manager.)

* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Where the [[OfCorsetsSexy corset-clad]] waitress at the nightclub puts Graham's tip.

''Journey into Fear'' was originally supposed to be the third film Welles directed for Creator/{{RKO}}, following ''Film/CitizenKane'' and ''Film/TheMagnificentAmbersons''. Welles brought in his entire Mercury troupe--Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Ruth Warrick, Everett Sloane, and others--but found himself spread too thin between finishing ''Ambersons'', making this film, and starting on documentary ''It's All True''. Welles brought in his protege Norman Foster to handle directing duties. Latter-day historians consider this film to have been co-directed by Foster and an uncredited Welles.[[

Based on a novel by Eric Ambler. Joseph Cotten wrote the screenplay, for the only writing credit of his 40-year movie career.