The Fallen Sparrow (1943)

Directed by

Richard Wallace

Genre

film noir, spy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Spanish Civil War veteran returns to New York after his friend is murdered. He carries a precious object that Nazi spies want to recover, and he must uncover the killer while evading his pursuers.

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What happens

The Fallen Sparrow is a 1943 American spy film noir starring John Garfield, Maureen O'Hara, Patricia Morison, and Walter Slezak. It is based on the novel of the same name by Dorothy B. Hughes. Nazi spies pursue an American, John "Kit" McKittrick, a Spanish Civil War veteran in possession of a priceless keepsake, who returns home to find out who murdered his friend. It received an Oscar nomination for Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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