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Overview
L’Affaire Nina B. is a French thriller film first released in 1961,
directed by Robert Siodmak.
The film is based on a novel by Johannes Mario Simmel and stars Nadja Tiller, Pierre Brasseur, Walter Giller, Charles Régnier and Hubert Deschamps.
It has also been released under the title: The Nina B. Affair.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
Synopsis
The funeral of German businessman Berrera attracts a distinguished crowd of mourners,
but few tears are shed. His chauffeur, Holden, recalls how, shortly after his release
from prison, Berrera hired him and offered him a part in a crucial mission. Crossing
the border into East Germany, Berrera obtains some secret documents which expose a number
of senior German figures as Nazi war criminals. On his return to West Germany, Berrera
is arrested on a trumped up fraud charge, but only after he has confided the documents
in his chauffeur. Reluctant to betray his employer, Holden resists various threats,
but ultimately gives in – not just to Berrera’s enemies, but to also to his seductive
wife Nina...
Film Review
This dark story of political intrigue and betrayal is a late entry from director Robert
Siodmak, one of the key figures in the development of American film noir in the 1940s.
Whilst it is far from being Siodmak’s best work – the plodding plot and leaden performances
count heavily against it – L’Affaire Nina B.
has the feel of a classic noir film, most noticeably in the beautifully shot external
night sequences. The controversial nature of the subject (senior German officials
being exposed as war criminals, a hot topic at the time) accounts for the decision for
the film to be made in French.
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