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Hotel Reserve (1944)

APPROVED 79 min  -  Thriller  -   28 June 1946 (USA)
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A hunt for a spy, in an hotel in the South of France just before World War Two.

Writers:

Eric Ambler (adapted from the novel "Epitaph for a Spy" by), John Davenport (adaptation)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Mason ...
Peter Vadassy
Lucie Mannheim Lucie Mannheim ...
Mme Suzanne Koch
Raymond Lovell Raymond Lovell ...
Robert Duclos
Julien Mitchell Julien Mitchell ...
Michel Beghin, intelligence chief
Herbert Lom ...
Andre Roux
Martin Miller Martin Miller ...
Walter Vogel
Clare Hamilton Clare Hamilton ...
Mary Skelton
Frederick Valk Frederick Valk ...
Emil Schimler, alias Paul Heimberger
Patricia Medina Patricia Medina ...
Odette Roux
Anthony Shaw Anthony Shaw ...
Major Anthony Chandon-Hartley
Laurence Hanray Laurence Hanray ...
Police Commissioner (as Lawrence Hanray)
David Ward David Ward ...
Henri Asticot
Valentine Dyall Valentine Dyall ...
Warren Skelton
Joseph Almas Joseph Almas ...
Albert, the waiter (as Josef Almas)
Patricia Hayes Patricia Hayes ...
Woman
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Storyline

An Austrian medical student living and working in France is hauled in by the police while on holiday in the south of the country. Accused of espionage he is sent back to his hotel to find out who might really be the spy. Not only his freedom but his chance of becoming a French citizen rests on what he can uncover, Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

France | Hotel | Spy | Beautiful Woman | Based On Novel

Genres:

Thriller

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Epitaph for a Spy See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA:  | UK:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The camera that Peter Vadassy uses is a Zeiss Ikon Contax. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: When Vadassy's film is examined in the viewer, positive images are seen, although they are referred to several times as negatives. See more »