OfalltheFritzLangfilmsIhaveseen,thismaybetheonethatIwasleastenamoredwith.GaryCooperseemsmiscastasanatomicscientist(Prof.AlvahJesper),whoissenttoEuropebytheOSStorescueotherscientistswhoarebeingforcedtocooperatewiththeNaziatombombproject.Duringhismission,hebecomesinvolvedwiththeItalianresistance,fallingforpluckyGina(LilliPalmer).I'vereadthatLangoriginallyshotthisfilmemphasizingthedangersofatomicpower,butWarnerre-editedanditfailstohaveanydirection.ItstillshowsafewLang-esquemoments,butthisisonlyrecommendedforhismostdevoutfollowingasitreallylacksanypunch...orhissignaturepanache.