During WW2, convicted bank robber Eddie Chapman becomes a triple agent working for both the British and the Germans.During WW2, convicted bank robber Eddie Chapman becomes a triple agent working for both the British and the Germans.During WW2, convicted bank robber Eddie Chapman becomes a triple agent working for both the British and the Germans.
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- 1 nomination
- Colonel Steinhager
- (as Gert Froebe)
- Luftwaffe General
- (as Jean Rene Caussimon)
- Major Stillman
- (as Tony Dawson)
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- TriviaGert Fröbe plays a man called "Steinhäger". In Germany Steinhäger is a alcoholic drink with a minimum of 38% ABV and is distilled in Steinhagen.
- GoofsNear the beginning of this film set in 1939 Christopher Plummer is reading a 1966 newspaper with the front page headline "New Concord Cost Shock"
- Quotes
Eddie Chapman: I want the German commandant!
Jersey Prison Warder: Oh, *that* again...!
Eddie Chapman: Yes, "that again"... and tell him that I *don't* like to be kept *waiting*!
Jersey Prison Warder: You're a cocky one!
Eddie Chapman: Look, if we don't push *ourselves*, no one else ever will! And let me tell you something: the more scared you are, *talk louder*! You'll get away with *murder*!
[shouting]
Eddie Chapman: Now go and tell the commandant I want to see him!
- ConnectionsReferenced in Terence Young: Bond Vivant (2000)
- SoundtracksTriple Cross Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by Georges Garvarentz
Performed by The Roland Shaw Orchestra directed by Roland Shaw
Christopher Plummer, fresh from playing the Captain in "The Sound of Music," lends a polished air of humor and sarcasm to the role of Eddie Chapman, a safe cracker who makes himself useful to both the British and the German armies by acting as a go between who uses his skills to thwart Germany's war plans for bombing London. Based on a true story, I'm sure it embellishes the truth with lots of fictional twists and turns that serve the purpose of keeping a viewer tuned in to find out what happens next.
A shorter running time would have helped, but the performances are all on a good level with special nods to Yul Brynner, Trevor Howard, Gert Frobe and Romy Schneider. Much of the story seems unconvincing despite the fact that the basic ingredients are based on a true story.
Somehow, Plummer's casting seems slightly off for this kind of material. Gert Frobe is a standout as a doubting Nazi who suspects Plummer is not quite what he pretends to be. Brynner is more low key than usual as an anti-Nazi German officer who knows the end of the war is near. Romy Schneider is excellent as Plummer's love interest.
Could have been a much tighter, more suspenseful tale than it is.
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- Terence Young's Triple Cross
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- Runtime2 hours 20 minutes
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- 1.66 : 1
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