Overview
A grounded American fighter pilot is switched to espionage on a special job in which he must kill a small-time Paris lawyer suspected of double-crossing France by selling out radio operators to the Nazis.
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in Paris
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Music
Music by Benjamin Frankel
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Desmond Dickinson
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Donald DownesNovel
- George St. GeorgeWriter
- Paul DehnWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 25, 1958
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
Production
Cast
Eddie AlbertMaj. MacMahon
Paul MassieGene Summers
Lillian GishMrs. Summers
James Robertson JusticeNaval Commander
Leslie FrenchLafitte
Irene WorthLéonie
John CrawfordKimball
Lionel JeffriesInterrogator
Nicholas PhippsLecturer Lieutenant
Sandra DorneBlonde with German Officer
Jacques BruniusCmndt. Morand
Robert HendersonCol. Snyder
Miki IveriaLouise- Lillie Bea GiffordMauricette
Anne BlakeMme. Lafitte
Sam KyddFlight Sgt. Flint- Ann WalfordF.A.N.Y.
- Denyse AlexanderPat
Philip BondNils (uncredited)- Selma Vaz DiasPatronne (uncredited)
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