enormous, seven-minute scene in which his booze-sodden man of science debates with Dantine's idealistic rebel about the usefulness of fighting, and the hopelessness of being German, in the face of so much malice and death and suffering...” Observing that a “good cast makes it generally interesting”, Leonard Maltin gives the picture 2.5 out of 4 stars. According to Warner Bros records the film earned $1,790,000 domestically and $1,050,000 foreign. Home media It is available on DVD of Warner Brothers Archive Collection. References External links Review of film at Variety 1945 films 1945 drama films American drama films American black-and-white films Films scored by Franz Waxman Films based on Austrian novels Films directed by Peter Godfrey Films set in Berlin Films set in hotels Warner Bros. films World War II films based on actual events World War II films made in wartime 1940s English-language films