The Counterfeit Traitor (1962) 7.4
Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany. Director:George Seaton |
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The Counterfeit Traitor (1962) 7.4
Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany. Director:George Seaton |
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| William Holden | ... |
Eric Erickson
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Lilli Palmer | ... |
Frau Marianne Möllendorf
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| Hugh Griffith | ... |
Collins
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Carl Raddatz | ... |
Otto Holtz
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Ernst Schröder | ... |
Baron Gerhard von Oldenburg
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Charles Regnier | ... |
Wilhelm Kortner
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Ingrid van Bergen | ... |
Hulda Windler
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| Wolfgang Preiss | ... |
Colonel Nordoff
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Werner Peters | ... |
Bruno Ulrich
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Erica Beer | ... |
Klara Holtz
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| Stefan Schnabel | ... | ||
| Klaus Kinski | ... |
Kindler
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Erik Schumann | ... |
Nazi Gunboat Officer
(as Erik Schuman)
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Poul Reichhardt | ... |
Fishing Boat Skipper
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John Wittig | ... |
Sven
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A former American citizen, now living in Sweden, is blackmailed into spying for the Allies during World War II. Reluctant at first, his relationship with a beautiful German agent causes him to realize how important his work is. When he learns that his German friends have been/are being found out, he puts his own life in danger to go back inside Nazi Germany to finish his work and try to save his friends. It's an exciting story with great characters, filmed partly in the locations where the story took place. Written by Carol
Wanted to set the record straight on 1 of the reviewer's retelling of one of the most important scenes. I call this scene the epiphanny scene, because William Holden's entire perspective changes after hearing Lilli Palmer's reasons why she has become a spy (Palmer)"He (Hitler) is the anti-Christ and I am a Christian". (Holden): But your religion also tells you to love your enemy!" (Palmer): I said I was a Christian, not a saint!. .... (Palmer again)"You businessmen are all alike, thinking this war is one grand chess match. Try to think of it as one small truck going off to a concentration camp and those who are shivering inside." (Holden) "I feel for those people" (Palmer)"Yes, but not WITH them, that's the difference. But someday you might. You'll see a man, a complete stranger being bullied and beaten and in that instant, he'll become your brother" (Holden)" I don't know if you are wise or just foolish, but your husband, (who cheated on her) must be an idiot"