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| Sydney Greenstreet | Mr. Peters |
| Peter Lorre | Cornelius Leyden |
| Zachary Scott | Dimitrios Makropoulos |
| Faye Emerson | Irana Preveza |
| George Tobias | |
| Victor Francen | Wladislaw Grudek |
| Steven Geray | Karel Bulic |
| Florence Bates | Madame Elise Chavez |
| Eduardo Ciannelli | Marukakis |
| Kurt Katch | Colonel Haki |
| Marjorie Hoshelle | Anna Bulic |
| George Metaxa | Hans Werner |
| John Abbott | Mr. Pappas |
| Monte Blue | Abdul Dhris |
| David Hoffman | Konrad |
| Georges Renavent | Fisherman (uncredited) |
| Fred Essler | Mr. Bostoff (uncredited) |
While on vacation in Istanbul, mystery novelist Cornelius Leyden is given the opportunity to view the body of the recently deceased criminal mastermind Dimitrios Makropoulos . Upon seeing the body, Leyden becomes obsessed with uncovering the story behind the crime lord's rise to power. With the help of local police Colonel Haki, Leyden journeys across Europe, piecing together a sordid narrative of Makropoulos' life and uncovering long-buried secrets.
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