Review of 13 Rue Madeleine (1947) by Paul D — 03 Apr 2008

A good spy thriller, Cagney is a strong lead and the plot is easy to follow.

This review of 13 Rue Madeleine (1947) was written by Paul D on 03 Apr 2008.

13 Rue Madeleine has generally received positive reviews.

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By Paul C (2,626) on 26 Apr 2008

Average World War II thriller, with an espionage slant and some nice performances particularly from Conte and Cagney (being Caney as usual)…

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By Ted W (1,490) on 28 Apr 2013

I've never seen Cagney this violent, even in White Heat. This was a very suspenseful movie with a lot of soon to be famous people in small roles…

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By Harim K (87) on 07 Jan 2011

I dunno... james cagney seems too small to take down nazis with his bare hands…

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By Avantika S (11) on 12 Feb 2007

This World War II thriller is One of the many greats classic from Hollywood's golden age this remains one of the best…

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By Robert P (779) on 30 Sep 2016

This is one of James Cagney's overlooked films, one that most seem to have forgotten about, but his performance is very good, and his career…

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By Jamison R (287) on 18 May 2010

This came out right after the end of WWII and was a bit of a propaganda device in a way to show how the Allies won the war…

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By Gary C (555) on 01 Apr 2008

The first half of this post war-time drama is a straight propaganda piece, filmed in newsreel style, showing how the plucky ladies and chaps…

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By Orlok W (1,270) on 21 Mar 2011

Funny in places, this somewhat disjointed tale of WW2 espionage is quite watchable but hardly compelling…

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By Xgary X (983) on 02 Apr 2008

The first half of this post war-time drama is a straight propaganda piece, filmed in newsreel style, showing how the plucky ladies and chaps…

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By Private U (13,627) on 25 Jul 2008

It's a pretty straight-forward (almost rather stripped down) spy flick…

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