Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

James Mason

Charles Dobbs

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Simone Signoret

Elsa Fennan

Age : 64 | Popularity : 69%

Maximilian Schell

Dieter Frey

Age : N/A | Popularity : 34%

Harriet Andersson

Ann Dobbs

Age : N/A | Popularity : 18%

Harry Andrews

Inspector Mendel

Age : N/A | Popularity : 57%

Kenneth Haigh

Bill Appleby

Age : N/A | Popularity : 24%

Roy Kinnear

Adam Scarr

Age : 54 | Popularity : 42%

Max Adrian

Morton - Adviser

Age : N/A | Popularity : 12%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Editing	Editor	Thelma Connell
Directing	Director	Sidney Lumet
	Assistant Director	Ted Sturgis
Writing	Screenplay	Paul Dehn
	Novel	John le Carré
Production	Producer	Sidney Lumet
	Associate Producer	Denis O'Dell
	Casting	James Liggat
Sound	Original Music Composer	Quincy Jones
	Sound Editor	Chris Greenham
	Sound Recordist	Gerry Humphreys Les Hammond
Camera	Director of Photography	Freddie Young
	Camera Operator	Brian West
	Focus Puller	Kenneth J. Withers
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Cynthia Tingey
	Hairstylist	Betty Glasow
	Makeup Artist	Jill Carpenter
Art	Art Direction	John Howell
	Property Buyer	Percy Godbold
	Set Dresser	Pamela Cornell
Lighting	Gaffer	Jock Napper
Department	Role	Name

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