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The Deadly Affair 1967 Directed by Sidney Lumet

From the author of "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold"

Charles Dobbs is a British secret agent investigating the apparent suicide of Foreign Office official Samuel Fennan. Dobbs suspects that Fennan's wife, Elsa, a survivor of a Nazi Germany extermination camp, might have some clues, but other officials want Dobbs to drop the case. So Dobbs hires a retiring inspector, Mendel, to quietly make inquiries. Dobbs isn't at all sure as there are a number of anomalies that simply can't be explained away. Dobbs is also having trouble at home with his errant wife, whom he very much loves, having frequent affairs. He's also pleased to see an old friend, Dieter Frey, who he recruited after the war. With the assistance of a colleague and a retired policeman, Dobbs tries to piece together just who is the spy and who in fact assassinated Fennan.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Release Date 26 January 1967
115 mins
Cast
James Mason Charles Dobbs
Simone Signoret Elsa Fennan
Maximilian Schell Dieter Frey
Harry Andrews Inspector Mendel
Kenneth Haigh Bill Appleby
Roy Kinnear Adam Scarr
Max Adrian Morton - Adviser
Lynn Redgrave Virgin Bumpus
Robert Flemyng Samuel Fennan
Leslie Sands Inspector
David Warner Edward II (in Edward II)
Timothy West Matrvis (in Edward II)
Stanley Lebor Lancaster (in Edward II)
Charles Kay Lightborn (in Edward II)
Michael Bryant Gaveston (in Edward II)
Jonathan Wales Gurney (in Edward II)
Paul Hardwick Young Mortimer (in Edward II)
Murray Brown Nobleman (in Edward II)
William Dysart Nobleman (in Edward II)
Peter Harrison Nobleman (in Edward II)
Roger Jones Nobleman (in Edward II)
David Quilter Nobleman (in Edward II)
Terence Sewards Nobleman (in Edward II)
Paul Starr Nobleman (in Edward II)
June Murphy Witch #1 (in Macbeth)
Frank Williams Witch #2 (in Macbeth)
Rosemary Lord Witch #3 (in Macbeth)
Janet Hargreaves Aldwych Theatre Tickey Clerk
Kenneth Ives Stage Hand
Juba Kennerley Play Spectator
Petra Markham Play Spectator
Patrick Halpin Play Spectator
Leonard Llewellyn Play Spectator
Patricia Payne Play Spectator
James Payne Play Spectator
Dido Plumb Play Spectator
Pearl Prescod Play Spectator
Sheraton Blount Eunice Scarr
Margaret Lacey Mrs Bird
Les White Karel Harek aka Blondie
Michael Brennan Wolfe - the Barman
Denis Shaw Wolfe - Publican
Maria Charles Blonde in Pub
Amanda Walker Brunette in Pub
Fred Machon Pub Patron
Peter Roy Pub Patron
Andrew Andreas Pub Waiter
Julian Sherrier Serpentine Head Waiter
Gerry Judge Serpentine Waiter
John Dimech Serpentine Waiter
Gertan Klauber Man at Zurich Airport
Harold Coyne Man at Zurich Airport
Alan Gibbs Man at Zurich Airport
Lew Hooper Man at Zurich Airport
Ned Hood Man at Zurich Airport
Dan Darnelli Man at Zurich Airport
Ann Barrass Woman at Zurich Airport
Bunny Seaman Old Lady at Zurich Airport
Judy Keirn Stewardess
Richard Steele Businessman
Tom Bowman Police Sergeant
Joe Wadham Policeman
Colin McKenzie Policeman
Victor Brooks Cab Driver
Arnold Schulkes Passerby at Victoria Station
Martin Lyder Passerby at Victoria Station
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