secret agent

The Deadly Affair (1967)

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From the author of "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold"

Charles Dobbs is a British secret agent investigating the apparent suicide of Foreign Office official Samuel Fennan. Dobbs suspects that Fennan's wife, Elsa, a survivor of a Nazi Germany extermination camp, might have some clues, but other officials want Dobbs to drop the case. So Dobbs hires a retiring inspector, Mendel, to quietly make inquiries. Dobbs isn't at all sure as there are a number of anomalies that simply can't be explained away. Dobbs is also having trouble at home with his errant wife, whom he very much loves, having frequent affairs. He's also pleased to see an old friend, Dieter Frey, who he recruited after the war. With the assistance of a colleague and a retired policeman, Dobbs tries to piece together just who is the spy and who in fact assassinated Fennan.

Cast & Crew

Director
Sidney Lumet
  • Profile picture of James Mason
    Charles Dobbs James Mason
  • Profile picture of Simone Signoret
    Elsa Fennan Simone Signoret
  • Profile picture of Maximilian Schell
    Dieter Frey Maximilian Schell
  • Profile picture of Harriet Andersson
    Ann Dobbs Harriet Andersson
  • Profile picture of Harry Andrews
    Inspector Mendel Harry Andrews
  • Profile picture of Kenneth Haigh
    Bill Appleby Kenneth Haigh
  • Profile picture of Roy Kinnear
    Adam Scarr Roy Kinnear
  • Profile picture of Max Adrian
    Morton - Adviser Max Adrian

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Keywords

  • secret agent