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5 Fingers

- The true story of the most fabulous spy of all time!

During WWII, the valet to the British Ambassador to Ankara sells British secrets to the Germans while trying to romance a refugee Polish countess.

Release Date : 1952-02-22

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Five Fingers

Cast

Character Name : Ulysses Diello

Original Name : James Mason

Gender : Male

Character Name : Condesa Anna Staviska

Original Name : Danielle Darrieux

Gender : Female

Character Name : Colin Travers

Original Name : Michael Rennie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sir Frederic Taylor

Original Name : Walter Hampden

Gender : Male

Character Name : L. C. Moyzisch

Original Name : Oskar Karlweis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Col. von Richter

Original Name : Herbert Berghof

Gender : Male

Character Name : Count Franz Von Papen

Original Name : John Wengraf

Gender : Male

Character Name : Siebert

Original Name : Ben Astar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Keith Macfadden

Original Name : Roger Plowden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Singer on French Record (voice)

Original Name : Diane Adrian

Gender : Male

Character Name : Code Clerk

Original Name : Patrick Whyte

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Hanna Axmann-Rezzori

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : David Bauer

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Lawrence Dobkin

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Martín Garralaga

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Lumsden Hare

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Richard Loo

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Lester Matthews

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Keith McConnell

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Frank McLure

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Charles Meakin

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Alberto Morin

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Nestor Paiva

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Michael Pate

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Konstantin Shayne

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Ivan Triesault

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Otto Waldis

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Alfred Zeisler

Gender : Male

Character Name : British Military Attaché (uncredited)

Original Name : Stuart Hall

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-09-11

James Mason ("Diello") is great in this superior WWII espionage story. He portrays the ostensibly obliging valet to the British Ambassador in Turkey. He has a bit of a sideline in secrets, though, and when he hooks up with the recently penniless Polish "Countess Anna" (Danielle Darrieux) to launder the ill-gotten gains, he begins to proceed with his cunning plan: to amass enough funds from the Nazis to retire to a millionaire's lifestyle in South America. When the British start to suspect, they bring Michael Rennie ("Travers") out from London to investigate. Not only does this put pressure on our treacherous friend, but when his partner absconds with all of the loot he has to think fast to survive... The story begins with a question in Parliament about the authenticity of a newspaper article suggesting this fantastic plot, so there is some truth to it. Add to that, the fact that the Nazis were so keen to get the information, but not trusting enough of their source to actually use and it gives our story an extra potency, too. Mason injects quite a bit of panache into his likeable, if totally duplicitous, character and the remainder of the tightly-knitted cast keep the pot boiling really well. Joseph Mankiewicz took the production to Istanbul which, again, assists with the realism of this really quite gripping drama with a suitably fitting conclusion. It's good, this film!