Das Verrätertor (1964)

A businessman organises a caper to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.

Director:

Freddie Francis

Writers:

Jimmy Sangster, Edgar Wallace (novel)

Stars:

Albert Lieven, Gary Raymond, Margot Trooger

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Albert Lieven	...	Trayne
Gary Raymond	...	Graham / Dick
Margot Trooger	...	Dinah
Catherine Schell	...	Hope Joyner
Eddi Arent	...	Hector
Klaus Kinski	...	Kane
Anthony James	...	John
Tim Barratt	...	Lloyd
Heinz Bernard	...	Martin
David Birks	...	Spider
Edward Underdown	...	Inspector Adams
Alec Ross	...	Sergeant Ross
Julie Mendez	...	Stripper
Peter Porteous	...	Kelly
Katy Wild	...	Mary

Storyline

A businessman organises a caper to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.

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Plot Keywords:

crown jewels | jewel thief | based on novel

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

West Germany UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

November 1966 (USA)

Also Known As:

Traitor's Gate

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rialto Film, Summit

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

International politics weighed heavily on the production of this movie, filmed at the height of the Cold War, and so to lighten the tension in the movie the German producers insisted on the inclusion of a comic German tourist, played by Eddi Arent.

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Connections

Featured in German Grusel - Die Edgar Wallace-Serie (2011)

User Reviews

unusual Freddie Francis flick

I was surprised to discover this little feature produced with Germany and england, which takes place in London, and where actors are not only British. Of course.

This story is taken from a Edgard Wallace novel. It's about a gang of experienced robbers who plan to steal the crown jewels in the Tower of London. I consider this movie better than the other ones inspired from Edgard Wallace, most German, flat and boring.

This movie is pretty fast paced and violent, for the 60's. The mark of the British "film noir".

Klaus Kinski play a ruthless killer, as usual. Not a surprise. But it brings some spice to this feature.

And keep in mind that the director, Freddie Francis, was known rather as a horror one, for the Hammer, for instance, and not as a thriller specialist.