A cautionary tale about the insidiousness of evil and the dangers of complacency this film is as timely as ever. Bette is very subdued here as befits her character and so when she is moved to action it is all the more involving. Lukas is excellent recreating his stage role, as do all the adult actors here excepting Bette and Geraldine Fitzgerald, as a man fiercely committed to his cause. The wonderful Lucile Watson makes every second she's on screen count as the strong-minded Fanny Farrelly, while always good this is probably her best on screen work. A compelling film, it is at times verbose but what is being said is worthwhile so that isn't really a debit.
Review of Watch on the Rhine
