| Mission to Moscow | |
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| Directed by | Michael Curtiz |
| Written by | Howard Koch |
| Based on | Mission to Moscow (1941 book) by Joseph E. Davies |
| Produced by | Robert Buckner |
| Starring | Walter Huston Ann Harding Oskar Homolka |
| Cinematography | Bert Glennon |
| Edited by | Owen Marks |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
Production company | Warner Bros. |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,516,000[1] |
| Box office | $1.2 million (US rentals)[2] or $1,649,000 worldwide[1] |
Mission to Moscow is a 1943 propaganda film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on the 1941 book by the former U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, Joseph E. Davies.
The movie chronicles the experiences of the second American ambassador to the Soviet Union and was made in response to a request by Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was made during World War II, when the Americans and Soviets were allies, and takes a sympathetic view of not only the USSR in general but of Stalinism and Stalinist repressions in particular. For that reason, it was scrutinized by the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
- ^ a b Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 23 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ^ Staff (January 5, 1944) "Top Grossers of the Season" Variety p.54