Background to Danger
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France, Turkey, United States · 1943
1h 20m
Director Raoul Walsh
Starring George Raft, Brenda Marshall, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre
Genre Drama, History, Thriller, War
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An American gets caught up in wartime action in Turkey.
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