In Central Europe behind the Iron Curtain, student Eric Kardin (Roddy McDowall) leads a resistance to the authorities. They get into a fight and the police seeks him for inciting a riot. He joins the underground resistance.
This starts well enough. There is good tension at the beginning. There is an escape movie. He's on the run and the dread is palpable. The movie slows down as he stays longer and longer at the house. It's a better cinematic move for him to keep going until he gets to the west. It would also make more sense for him to keep going. By the time he gets back on track, the intensity can't quite get back to the initial levels. This was made during the Red Scare era. McDowall's acting is good as a young man. Some of the others are doing a little bit of melodrama. The movie goes over a little. It's stilted at times but it's fine as an anti-Red film.