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Conspirator

  • 19491949
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 27m
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6.1/10
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Conspirator (1949)
In Cold War London, young American Melinda Greyton marries British Army Major Michael Curragh, who is a Communist spy working for the Soviets.
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In Cold War London, young American Melinda Greyton marries British Army Major Michael Curragh, who is a Communist spy working for the Soviets.In Cold War London, young American Melinda Greyton marries British Army Major Michael Curragh, who is a Communist spy working for the Soviets.In Cold War London, young American Melinda Greyton marries British Army Major Michael Curragh, who is a Communist spy working for the Soviets.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
1K
YOUR RATING
    • Victor Saville
    • Sally Benson(screenplay)
    • Gerard Fairlie(adaptation)
    • Humphrey Slater(novel)
  • Stars
    • Robert Taylor
    • Elizabeth Taylor
    • Robert Flemyng
    • Victor Saville
    • Sally Benson(screenplay)
    • Gerard Fairlie(adaptation)
    • Humphrey Slater(novel)
  • Stars
    • Robert Taylor
    • Elizabeth Taylor
    • Robert Flemyng
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 29User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Robert Taylor in Conspirator (1949)
    Elizabeth Taylor on a grand tour of London during the filming of "Conspirator"
    Elizabeth Taylor, director Victor Saville and Robert Taylor going over the script of "Conspirator"
    Elizabeth Taylor, on a day off from "Conspirator," visits a London gift shop
    Conspirator (1949)
    Conspirator (1949)
    Elizabeth Taylor, Honor Blackman, and Robert Flemyng in Conspirator (1949)
    Elizabeth Taylor, Honor Blackman, and Robert Flemyng in Conspirator (1949)
    Elizabeth Taylor and Honor Blackman in Conspirator (1949)
    Robert Taylor in Conspirator (1949)
    Robert Taylor and Karel Stepanek in Conspirator (1949)
    Elizabeth Taylor and Robert Taylor in Conspirator (1949)

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    Robert Taylor
    Robert Taylor
    • Maj. Michael Curragh
    Elizabeth Taylor
    Elizabeth Taylor
    • Melinda Greyton
    Robert Flemyng
    Robert Flemyng
    • Capt. Hugh Ladholme
    Harold Warrender
    Harold Warrender
    • Col. Hammerbrook
    Honor Blackman
    Honor Blackman
    • Joyce
    Marjorie Fielding
    Marjorie Fielding
    • Aunt Jessica
    Thora Hird
    Thora Hird
    • Broaders
    Wilfrid Hyde-White
    Wilfrid Hyde-White
    • Lord Pennistone
    • (as Wilfred Hyde-White)
    Marie Ney
    • Lady Pennistone
    Jack Allen
    Jack Allen
    • Raglan
    Helen Haye
    Helen Haye
    • Lady Witheringham
    Cicely Paget-Bowman
    Cicely Paget-Bowman
    • Mrs. Hammerbrook
    Karel Stepanek
    Karel Stepanek
    • Radek
    Nicholas Bruce
    • Alek
    Cyril Smith
    • Detective Inspector
    Michael Dear
    • Alred
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Duke
    • Tube Train Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Edna Morris
    • Mrs. Parrish
    • (uncredited)
      • Victor Saville
      • Sally Benson(screenplay) (adaptation)
      • Gerard Fairlie(adaptation)
      • Humphrey Slater(novel)
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    • Trivia
      Robert Taylor, though American, played an Englishman, while Dame Elizabeth Taylor, English, played an American. She had unhappy memories of making this movie, later claiming that Taylor had made clumsy efforts to seduce her, despite the fact that she was a minor.
    • Goofs
      Both times Melinda Greyton is asked her age, her mouth says "seventeen", but her voice says "eighteen". The script must have been changed in post-production because of the controversy over difference between Dame Elizabeth Taylor and Robert Taylor's ages.
    • Quotes

      Melinda Greyton: Joyce, look. I've never seen anyone like him. Never.

      Joyce: Do you think he's attractive?

      Melinda Greyton: Ferociously!

    • Connections
      Featured in Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (1949)
    • Soundtracks
      The Blue Danube
      (uncredited)

      Music by Johann Strauss

      Arranged by Eddie Griffiths

      Boosey & Hawkes Ltd

    User reviews29

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    6/10
    Russia WAS a threat
    This is as much a response to samhill5215's review of CONSPIRATOR as it is a review of the film itself. Sam Hill seems to think that paranoia about Soviet infiltration of the West was unjustified, even though around the same time this film was being made (1949) the Rosenbergs were selling nuclear secrets to the Russians and Philby was funneling intel to them from his perch over in England.

    Sam wonders why Elizabeth Taylor's character -- who the film paints as being naive and apolitical -- would be rattled to discover that she'd married a Soviet spy. I wonder if Sam would be making the same observation if the time line were adjusted to World War II and Taylor had learned her husband was a Nazi.

    I suppose it matters not to Sam that Mao and Stalin together killed approximately 94 million people.

    94. Million.

    Nine-four, Sam. Million. The number is beyond staggering. It defies belief.

    Adolph Hitler, one of the most evil humans of the 20th century, was a piker by comparison.

    But according to Sam, regardless of this kind of unprecedented barbarity, Liz's character was just a Silly Billy to care so much.

    Unbelievable.

    The movie itself is okay, but far from great. It's well photographed and professionally acted... the story is intriguing... but it all feels rather insubstantial, as if several important scenes were missing.

    Perhaps it got butchered in the editing room.

    Too bad. Like samhill's review.
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    • Mar 3, 2017

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    • Release date
      • March 24, 1950 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Cley Windmill, North Norfolk, Norfolk, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • 1 hour 27 minutes
      • Black and White

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