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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.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller

Starring: James Mason, Simone Signoret, Maximilian Schell

Released: May 13, 1966

Runtime: 115.0

Popularity Rating: 2.351

Sidney Lumet Film Productions

United Kingdom

Charles Dobbs James Mason
Elsa Fennan Simone Signoret
Dieter Frey Maximilian Schell
Ann Dobbs Harriet Andersson
Inspector Mendel Harry Andrews
Bill Appleby Kenneth Haigh
Adam Scarr Roy Kinnear
Adviser Max Adrian
Virgin Lynn Redgrave
Samuel Fennan Robert Flemyng
Inspector Leslie Sands
David Corin Redgrave

Art — Art Direction: John Howell
Camera — Camera Operator: Brian West
Camera — Director of Photography: Freddie Young
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Cynthia Tingey
Costume & Make-Up — Hairstylist: Betty Glasow
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Artist: Jill Carpenter
Crew — Sound Recordist: Gerry Humphreys
Crew — Sound Recordist: Les Hammond
Directing — Director: Sidney Lumet
Editing — Editor: Thelma Connell
Lighting — Gaffer: Jock Napper
Production — Associate Producer: Denis O'Dell
Production — Casting: James Liggat
Production — Producer: Sidney Lumet
Sound — Original Music Composer: Quincy Jones
Sound — Sound Editor: Chris Greenham
Writing — Screenplay: Paul Dehn
Writing — Screenstory: John le Carre