Mission to Moscow (1943)

Taglines:

One American's Journey into the Truth

Parents Guide:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian | German | Mandarin | French

Release Date:

22 May 1943 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Apostoli sti Mosha See more »

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Budget:

$1,516,000 (estimated)

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures See more »

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Runtime:

123 min (Turner library print)  | 124 min (copyright length)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Trivia

According to the article "Hollywood's Friends and Foes" by Colin Shindler in the film history tome "The Movie", this film was "According to Jack Warner [Warner Bros. chief Jack L. Warner] . . . made by Warner Brothers on the direct order of President [Franklin D. Roosevelt], an allegation which proved useless when Warner was under attack by the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947." Moreover, "On its release, in 1943, 'Mission to Moscow' aroused instant controversy, attracting violent criticism from the [political] Right (particularly from the Hearst press) and [political] Left (especially those who took exception to the film's pro-Stalinist attitudes)." See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: Davies is shown returning to America on board ship when he receives word of the signing of the German-Soviet non-aggression pact, and upon his return home eventually meets with several congressmen and tells them that war can be expected sometime within the "next two months", either in late August or early September. However, the German-Soviet pact was signed on August 22-23, 1939, and war began just nine days later, on September 1. Davies could not possibly have talked to the congressmen about a "two-month" timetable for war to come in late August or early September if he had reached the United States after the signing of the pact. See more »

Quotes

Mrs. Marjorie Davies: [to Madame Molotov] Well, I imagine that women are much the same the world over. They all want to please their men.
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Crazy Credits

Opens with a card reading:
We have the honor to present the former Ambassador from the United States to the Soviet Union, the Honorable Joseph E. Davies, who will address you prior to the showing of the film made from his important book, "Mission to Moscow". In the picture itself, Mr. Walter Huston portrays Mr. Davies during those vital years encompassed in his now significant report to this nation. And now, Mr. Davies:
[Mr. Davies gives a presentation on the actual events leading up to these events, and to this film.] See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Dallas: Mission to Moscow (#12.25)" (1989) See more »

Soundtracks

"America"
(uncredited)
aka "My Country 'tis of Thee"
Music from "God Save the King"
Traditional
In the score when Woodrow Wilson's bust is shown See more »