Summary
A husband-and-wife detective team look into the murder of one of her friends, whose father--a prominent scientist--has been kidnapped. They find themselves up against a sinister crime organization headed by a mysterious figure known only as "Z".
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Pure escapism
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 58GoodWatch 74
IMDb5.8
Running time
1 h 20 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 thrillers, −24 min on the typical 104
typical 10480Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
Released
1950
May 31, 1950
76 years ago
Genres
ThrillerCrimeMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 more24 people
- John BentleyPaul Temple
- Dinah SheridanSteve Temple
- Jack LiveseySir Graham Forbes
- Beatrice VarleyMrs. Weston
- Barbara CouperMrs. Morgan
- JMJenny MathotJacqueline Giraud
- ALAndrew LeighProfessor Hardwick
- HDHugh DempsterOliver Ffollett
- Dino GalvaniVan Draper
- Ivan SamsonMajor Murray
- Bruce SetonBill Bryant
- LdLeo de PokornyDr. Steiner
Michael BrennanHammond
Joseph O'ConorInspector Crane- SBShaym BahadurRikki
- GRGerald RexErnie
- BWBen WilliamsMr. Weston
- AHAnne HayesCelia Hardwick
Peter ButterworthPost Office Engineer- HKHamilton KeeneAn Interested Visitor
- FMFrederick MorantDoctor
- JPJean PackerNurse
- DVDennis Val Norton1st Gangster
- MHMichael Hogarth2nd Gangster
Directing · 2
- Maclean Rogers Director
- Denis Johnson Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- A.R. Rawlinson Screenplay, Associate Producer
- Francis Durbridge Story
Production · 1
- Ernest G. Roy Producer
Camera · 1
- Brendan J. Stafford Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Stanley Black Music
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