A mystery writer is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, whose dead body was found washed up on the shore in Istanbul. He decides to follow the career of Dimitrios around Europe, in order to learn more about the man. Along the way he is joined by the mysterious Mr. Peters, who has his own motivation.
Peter Lorre
as Cornelius Leyden
Sydney Greenstreet
as Mr. Peters
Zachary Scott
as Dimitrios Makropoulos
Faye Emerson
as Irana Preveza
Victor Francen
as Wladislaw Grudek
Steven Geray
as Karel Bulic
Florence Bates
as Madame Elise Chavez
Eduardo Ciannelli
as Marukakis (as Edward Ciannelli)
Kurt Katch
as Colonel Haki
Marjorie Hoshelle
as Anna Bulic
Georges Metaxa
as Hans Werner
John Abbott
as Mr. Pappas
