this movie in not just another sentimental movie . it a movie about heroism at a personal level . it about great motif like the defense of freedom and the importance of personal choice in time where value have to be defend and even with your life . it about personal decision and living after with the consequence . great acting by that giant actor or director and mr. orson well and a very moving performance by claudette colbert and in a very difficult role . this film have all the element of a good psychological thriller represent someone come back from the dead and a past that come to haunt you after 20 year and exile in your own land and fight the nazi and and finally and leave the past behind to join the living in the present . a great 1946 movie by irving pichel . don not miss it if you see it late at night in the tv . you will be surprise by it quality . a a bonus and the third performance in film and by the then 8 year old natalie wood and a an adorable little blond austrian exile girl .