Return from the Ashes
“The water warm... the champagne chilled... the music soft... then the daydream ends... and the nightmare begins!”
1965 · 1 h 45 min
J. Lee ThompsonCast
Maximilian Schell 
Samantha Eggar 
Ingrid Thulin 
Herbert Lom Talitha Pol 
Vladek Sheybal
Credits
Written by: 
Julius J. Epstein
Plot
A Jewish woman, Dr. Michele Wolf, returns from a concentration camp to find her husband plotting to kill her for money.
Sinekatalog’s take
J. Lee Thompson's thriller, with Ingrid Thulin, Maximilian Schell and Samantha Eggar, is sleek, twisty and tawdry.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (1,492 votes)
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