The North Star
Summary:
In this bit of WWII propaganda (designed to boost support of America's alliance with Russia against Germany), Kolya (Dana Andrews), Kurin (Walter Huston), Damian (Farley Granger), and Marina (Anne Baxter) are members of a farming collective in the Ukraine known as the North Star. The hard-working but happy members of the North Star find their way of life shattered when German... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Anne Baxter - (Marina)
Dana Andrews - (Kolya)
Walter Huston - (Dr. Kurin)
Walter Brennan - (Karp)
Farley Granger - (Damian)
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Review:
Part of Hollywood's government-abetted effort at rallying public opinion to the side of the Soviet Union during WWII, North Star ironically became a crucial piece of evidence for the fellow-traveling of its creators during the McCarthy era. Although Lewis Milestone's melodrama is a reasonably well-made piece of propaganda, it's a few... Continue >>
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