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The Inspector

- Hunted... From London... Amsterdam... The Casbah... To The Beaches Of The Middle East... A Strange Pursuit... And An Even Stranger Liaison!

At the end of WW2, a compassionate Dutch policeman helps smuggle a Jewish woman into British Palestine.

Release Date : 1962-05-24

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Red Lion

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : Lisa

Cast

Stephen Boyd

Character Name : Peter Jongman

Original Name : Stephen Boyd

Gender : Male

Dolores Hart

Character Name : Lisa Held

Original Name : Dolores Hart

Gender : Female

Leo McKern

Character Name : Brandt

Original Name : Leo McKern

Gender : Male

Hugh Griffith

Character Name : Van der Pink

Original Name : Hugh Griffith

Gender : Male

Donald Pleasence

Character Name : Wolters

Original Name : Donald Pleasence

Gender : Male

Harry Andrews

Character Name : Ayoob

Original Name : Harry Andrews

Gender : Male

Robert Stephens

Character Name : Dickens

Original Name : Robert Stephens

Gender : Male

Marius Goring

Character Name : Thorens

Original Name : Marius Goring

Gender : Male

Finlay Currie

Character Name : De Kool

Original Name : Finlay Currie

Gender : Male

Geoffrey Keen

Character Name : Bartels

Original Name : Geoffrey Keen

Gender : Male

Neil McCallum

Character Name : Browne

Original Name : Neil McCallum

Gender : Male

Jean Anderson

Character Name : Mrs. Jongman

Original Name : Jean Anderson

Gender : Female

Jane Jordan Rogers

Character Name : Anaka Jongman

Original Name : Jane Jordan Rogers

Gender : Female

Jack Gwillim

Character Name : Inspector Cobb

Original Name : Jack Gwillim

Gender : Male

Arthur Gross

Character Name : Railway Conductor

Original Name : Arthur Gross

Gender : Male

Anne Dickins

Character Name : Rachel

Original Name : Anne Dickins

Gender : Male

Vi Stevens

Character Name : Barge Woman

Original Name : Vi Stevens

Gender : Male

Derek Francis

Character Name : Detective Inspector

Original Name : Derek Francis

Gender : Male

Victor Brooks

Character Name : Sergeant Groninger

Original Name : Victor Brooks

Gender : Male

Geoffrey Frederick

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Geoffrey Frederick

Gender : Male

Clifford Elkin

Character Name : Signaller

Original Name : Clifford Elkin

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-23

Philip Dunne has assembled quite a decent cast for this post-war thriller. "Lisa" (Dolores Hart) wants to get to Palestine - then under the British Mandate - and so enlists the help of a Dutch police officer "Jongman" (Stephen Boyd) who helps her navigate the tricky journey. The travelogue narrative is fairly straightforward, peppered with strong contributions from an on-form Leo McKern as barge captain "Brandt"; Hugh Griffith, Donald Pleasance and Marius Goring (though not, perhaps, Harry Andrews so much as the oddly cast "Ayoob"). Boyd is much better than usual too; his part has more for him to get his teeth into as his character starts to really care for his troubled companion. The film, though, really belongs to Hart. She encapsulates well the sense of trauma and loss experienced by her holocaust surviving character. Her mania when stuck in the bilges of the barge to avoid capture is palpable, as are many of the perilous scenarios she must face as her attempt at repatriation gathers pace. Talking of pace, the film moves along well with a sparing amount of dialogue that allows us to feel like we, too, have some skin in her game.