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Summary
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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Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+20)
Critics 100Audiences 80GoodWatch 89
Tomatometer100%
Audience score90%
IMDb7.6
Letterboxd · 4 K ratings3.7/5
Running time
1 h 48 min
A typical length for thrillers
typical 104108Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 8 more
Released
1952
February 22, 1952
74 years ago
Genres
ThrillerDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Golden Globe Awards1952
- Best Screenplay1952Won
Academy Awards1953
- Directing1953Nominated
- Writing (Adapted Screenplay)1953Nominated
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 more12 people
- James MasonUlysses Diello
- Danielle DarrieuxCondesa Anna Staviska
- Michael RennieColin Travers
- Walter HampdenSir Frederic Taylor
- Oskar KarlweisL. C. Moyzisch
- Herbert BerghofCol. von Richter
- John WengrafCount Franz Von Papen
- Ben AstarSiebert
- RPRoger PlowdenKeith Macfadden
- DADiane AdrianSinger on French Record (voice)
- PWPatrick WhyteCode Clerk
Stuart HallBritish Military Attaché (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz Director
Writing · 2
- Michael Wilson Screenplay
- L.C. Moyzisch Novel
Production · 1
- Otto Lang Producer
Camera · 1
- Norbert Brodine Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- James B. Clark Editor
Sound · 3
- Bernard Herrmann Original Music Composer
- W.D. Flick Sound
- Roger Heman Sr. Sound
Art · 4
- George W. Davis Art Direction
- Lyle R. Wheeler Art Direction
- Walter M. Scott Set Decoration
- Thomas Little Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Ben Nye Makeup Artist
- Charles LeMaire Wardrobe Designer
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