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5 Fingers

  • 19521952
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 48m
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5 Fingers (1952)
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During WWII the valet to the British Ambassador to Ankara sells British secrets to the Germans while trying to romance a refugee Polish countess.During WWII the valet to the British Ambassador to Ankara sells British secrets to the Germans while trying to romance a refugee Polish countess.During WWII the valet to the British Ambassador to Ankara sells British secrets to the Germans while trying to romance a refugee Polish countess.
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5K
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POPULARITY
22,048
1,801
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    • Director
      • Joseph L. Mankiewicz
    • Writers
      • Michael Wilson(screenplay)
      • L.C. Moyzisch(book "Operation Cicero")
      • Joseph L. Mankiewicz(uncredited)
    • Stars
      • James Mason
      • Danielle Darrieux
      • Michael Rennie
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Joseph L. Mankiewicz
    • Writers
      • Michael Wilson(screenplay)
      • L.C. Moyzisch(book "Operation Cicero")
      • Joseph L. Mankiewicz(uncredited)
    • Stars
      • James Mason
      • Danielle Darrieux
      • Michael Rennie
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 60User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

    Videos1

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    Trailer 2:43
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    Photos40

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    James Mason
    James Mason
    • Ulysses Diello
    Danielle Darrieux
    Danielle Darrieux
    • Countess Anna Staviska
    Michael Rennie
    Michael Rennie
    • Colin Travers
    Walter Hampden
    Walter Hampden
    • Sir Frederic Taylor
    Oskar Karlweis
    Oskar Karlweis
    • L. C. Moyzisch
    Herbert Berghof
    Herbert Berghof
    • Col. von Richter
    John Wengraf
    John Wengraf
    • Count Franz Von Papen
    Ben Astar
    Ben Astar
    • Siebert
    • (as A. Ben Astar)
    Roger Plowden
    • Keith Macfadden
    Abdullah Abbas
    • Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Diane Adrian
    • Singer on French Record
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Hanna Axmann-Rezzori
    Hanna Axmann-Rezzori
    • Von Papen's Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    Salvador Baguez
    • Ship's Captain
    • (uncredited)
    David Bauer
    David Bauer
    • Da Costa
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Baum
    • Footman
    • (uncredited)
    Maurice Brierre
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Oliver Cross
    • British Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Alexis Davidoff
    • Turk Guard
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Joseph L. Mankiewicz
    • Writers
      • Michael Wilson(screenplay)
      • L.C. Moyzisch(book "Operation Cicero")
      • Joseph L. Mankiewicz(uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The real Cicero was Elyesa Bazna, an Albanian. In his book "I Was Cicero" he retells the story, listing his collaborators as a chambermaid and his niece. The character of the countess was a Hollywood fabrication.
    • Goofs
      When the Britsh ambassador's valet Diello (Brit James Mason) suggests that his new German spymaster change the combination on the latter's safe, he gives the existing combination 1-30-33 as based on the date of Hitler's rise to power, suggesting instead 6-18-15, the date of the Battle of Waterloo. One would expect an employee of the Britsh Embassy (particularly one born in the UK) to have used "European" notation (date/month/year) instead of US notation (month/day/year), particularly when speaking with a German.
    • Quotes

      Count Franz Von Papen: I've often wondered, Countess - why did you leave Warsaw?

      Countess Anna Staviska: Bombs were falling. I felt I was in the way.

    • Crazy credits
      Before the movie title: This is a true story. All the exterior scenes in this picture were filmed in the locales associated with the story.
    • Connections
      Featured in Bulworth (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Ride of the Valkyries
      (uncredited)

      Composed by Richard Wagner

    User reviews60

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    excellent, definitely underrated
    I remember reading the book on which this film is based more than fifty years ago, as well as seeing it when it was first released. I have just viewed it again and want to encourage others to see it. It is well crafted in every respect -- taut direction, superb performances, and a very fine screenplay. This film deserves more recognition.
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    • charley-8
    • Dec 6, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 7, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Portuguese
      • Turkish
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Operation Cicero
    • Filming locations
      • Yeni Cami Square, Eminönü, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $46,317
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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