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A British agent sets out to uncover the hidden facts behind a British government employee's suicide.A British agent sets out to uncover the hidden facts behind a British government employee's suicide.A British agent sets out to uncover the hidden facts behind a British government employee's suicide.
- Nominated for 5 BAFTA Awards
- 5 nominations total
Andrew Andreas
- Pub Waiter
- (uncredited)
Ann Barrass
- Woman at Zurich Airport
- (uncredited)
Sheraton Blount
- Eunice Scarr
- (uncredited)
Tom Bowman
- Police Sergeant
- (uncredited)
Michael Brennan
- Wolfe the Barman
- (uncredited)
Victor Brooks
- Cab Driver
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Paul Dehn
- William Shakespeare(uncredited)
- John le Carré(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe character of George Smiley, John le Carré's hero, was renamed Charles Dobbs for this movie. This was because Paramount Studios had bought the rights to the Smiley name when they produced The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965).
- GoofsWhen Charles Dobbs (James Mason) makes his second visit to Elsa Fennen there's a clear shot of the the street name, The Crescent, on a front wall by the house. Later he gets a colleague to send a postcard to Elsa and tells him that the address is Merrydale Lane. The next scene shows her coming out of the house and another clear shot of the street name, The Crescent.
- Quotes
Ann Dobbs: [shouting] How can you be so aggressive about your job and so gentle about me?
[Sobs]
Charles Dobbs: I've always thought that... being aggressive was the way to... keep my job and being gentle was the way to keep you.
[Reflective pause]
Charles Dobbs: Well, I've lost my job, haven't I?
- ConnectionsFeatured in Al Murray's Great British Spy Movies (2014)
- SoundtracksTheme Song
Written by Quincy Jones (uncredited) and Howard Greenfield (uncredited)
Sung by Astrud Gilberto
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I really enjoy these bleak 1960's British Spy Dramas.
If you enjoy bleak British spy films made in the 1960's then this movie will be right up your street, as they don't come any bleaker than this one. James Mason stars as Dobbs a British Intelligence Agent who is investigating the apparent suicide of a Civil Servant with whom he had spoken with only the day before. The bleakness begins from the very start of the film when Dobbs, in the pouring rain, goes to see the civil servant's wife who is played by Simone Signoret. As the investigation proceeds we also witness the marriage situation of Dobbs (sadly not a happy one). Harry Andrews plays a retired police Inspector who is helping Dobbs with his enquiries and their investigations take them to some rather grim areas. We also encounter a very seedy character called Scarr played by comic actor Roy Kinnear. Lynn Redgrave briefly appears in this film as a member of a drama group. It was about the same time that Mason and Redgrave also starred together in Georgy Girl - a much different film. Overall, I thought it a very good drama with the bleakness adding to the atmosphere of the movie.
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- MrOllie
- Mar 23, 2012
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Smrtonosna afera
- Filming locations
- Serpentine Restaurant, Hyde Park, Westminster, Greater London, England, UK(Dobbs meets with Frey)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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