The Deadly Affair

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

1967 1h 55m EN

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★6.3TMDB · 97

ThrillerMysteryDrama

Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

James Mason
Charles Dobbs
Simone Signoret
Elsa Fennan
Maximilian Schell
Dieter Frey
Harriet Andersson
Ann Dobbs
Harry Andrews
Inspector Mendel
Kenneth Haigh
Bill Appleby
Roy Kinnear
Adam Scarr
Max Adrian
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sidney Lumet
Writers: Paul Dehn
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sidney Lumet, shot by Freddie Young. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Quincy Jones. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Thelma Connell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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James Mason and Simone Signoret and Maximilian Schell carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "From the author of "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold"".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0061556 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 97 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Sidney Lumet directs. Freddie Young behind the camera. Quincy Jones scores. Thelma Connell cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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159 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Sidney Lumet, shot by Freddie Young. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Quincy Jones. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Thelma Connell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5James Mason and Simone Signoret and Maximilian Schell carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "From the author of "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold"".
7IMDB entry: tt0061556 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 97 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.