Summary
A British woman on a visit to post-war Berlin is caught up in an espionage ring smuggling secrets into and out of the Eastern Bloc.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 74GoodWatch 73
Audience score77%
IMDb7.0
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for thrillers
typical 104100Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 28 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
+18Released
1953
October 19, 1953
73 years ago
Genre
ThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
RussianGermanMade in
United Kingdom
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
13 of 13
Claire BloomSuzanne Mallison
James MasonIvo Kern
Hildegard KnefBettina
Geoffrey TooneMartin Mallison
Hilde SessakLizzi
Aribert WäscherHalendar
Ernst SchröderOlaf Kastner- DKDieter KrauseHorst
Karl JohnInspector Kleiber- LWLjuba WelitschOpera singer
Reinhard KolldehoffKolldehoff EaEasstern German Police Officer commanding the hunt for Ivo Kern and Susanne Mallison (uncredited)
Frederick SchillerConstruction Worker on Generator (uncredited)
Emile StemmlerWaiter in Restaurant (uncredited)
Directing · 3
- Carol Reed Director, Producer
- Jack N. Green Third Assistant Director
- Adrian Pryce-Jones Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Harry Kurnitz Screenplay
- Walter Ebert Screenplay
Production · 2
- Hugh Perceval Producer
- Raymond Anzarut Production Manager
Camera · 4
- Hans Schneeberger Director of Photography
- Desmond Dickinson Director of Photography
- Ray Hearne Still Photographer
- Kenneth J. Withers Clapper Loader
Editing · 1
- Bert Bates Editor
Sound · 3
- John Addison Original Music Composer
- Ken Ritchie Boom Operator
- Barbara Hopkins Sound
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Bridget Sellers Costume Design
- Gladys Atkinson Hairstylist
- Tony Sforzini Makeup Artist
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