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A Jewish woman, Dr. Michele Wolf, interred in a Nazi concentration camp during WWII returns to her Paris home after the war's end. She's unaware that her husband, the handsome gigolo and chess master Stanislaw Pilgrin, has been having an affair with her stepdaughter Fabi in her absence.
A concentration camp survivor, unaware that the war has ended, remains in hiding. His wife, believing him dead, begins a new life and falls in love with another man. The situation becomes complicated when the survivor resurfaces, leading to a tense and dangerous confrontation.
Upon its release, 'Return from the Ashes' received mixed to positive reviews, with particular praise for Ingrid Bergman's performance. Some critics found the plot predictable, while others appreciated its suspenseful atmosphere and exploration of post-war trauma and identity.
Praised for Ingrid Bergman's compelling performance.
Appreciated for its suspenseful and tense atmosphere.
Some found the plot somewhat predictable and melodramatic.
Google audience: Audience reception information is not readily available for this film.
The film was based on the novel 'La 25ème heure' by Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu, which detailed a man's experiences in Soviet labor camps.
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Maximilian Schell is good in this as the pretty odious "Pilgrin". He is an intellectual philanderer whom, upon the Nazi invasion of Poland, marries the wealthy Jewish "Mischa" (Ingrid Thulin). She is incarcerated in a concentration camp, pr...