Mission to Moscow is a 1943 movie directed by Michael Curtiz with a screen play by Howard Koch based on the book by Ambassador Joseph E. Davies. This film stands out as a unique example of pro-Soviet propaganda produced by the United States during World War II. See also: 1942 in film 1943 1944 in film 1940s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films North America For whom the Bell Tolls The Song of Bernadette This is the Army Stage Door Canteen Random Harvest Star Spangled Rhythm Casablanca Academy Awards Best Picture: Casablanca - Warner... Michael Curtiz (December 24, 1886 - April 10, 1962) was a film director, whose films include The Adventures of Robin Hood, Casablanca, and White Christmas. ... North Korean propaganda showing a soldier destroying the United States Capitol building. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Davies was the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union (1937-1941). A self-professed capitalist, Davies was sent by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to assess the readiness of the Soviet people for war and the reliability of Joseph Stalin as an ally. Today the film is attacked as a glorification of Stalinism. Davies himself introduces the film, where his part is played by Walter Huston. Ann Harding plays Marjorie Davies, Gene Lockhart is Vyacheslav Molotov, Henry Daniell is Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, and Dudley Field Malone plays Winston Churchill. Mission to Moscow was scored by Max Steiner with cinematography by Bert Glennon. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... Iosif (usually anglicized as Joseph) Vissarionovich Stalin (Russian: Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин), original name Ioseb Jughashvili (Georgian: იოსებ ჯუღაშვილი; see Other names section) (December 21, 1879[1] – March 5, 1953) was a Bolshevik revolutionary and leader of the Soviet Union. ... Stalinism is a brand of political theory, and the political and economic system implemented by Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union. ... Walter Huston Walter Huston (April 6, 1884 – April 7, 1950) was a Canadian-born actor. ... Ann Harding (August 7, 1901 - September 1, 1981) was an American actress. ... Gene Lockhart (1891-1957) was a Canadian character actor, singer and popular composer. ... Vyacheslav Molotov Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov (Russian: Вячесла́в Миха́йлович Мо́лотов) (vyah-cheh-SLAHF mih-KHY-lo-vihch MOL-uh-tawf) (February 25, 1890 (O.S.) (March 9, 1890 (N.S.))–November 8, 1986) was a Soviet politician and diplomat. ... Joachim von Ribbentrop Joachim von Ribbentrop (born Joachim Ribbentrop) (April 30, 1893–October 16, 1946) was Foreign Minister of Germany from 1938 until 1945. ... Dudley Field Malone (1882 - 1950) was a lawyer and member of the Democratic Party who served as the collector of the Port of New York (1913-1917) and resigned to protest the failure of the Wilson Administration to advocate a Woman Suffrage Amendment. ... The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS (November 30, 1874 – January 24, 1965) was a British statesman, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II. At various times an author, soldier, journalist, and politician, Churchill is generally regarded as... Maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner (May 10, 1888 - December 28, 1971) was an Austrian-American composer of music for films. ...