

The List of Adrian Messenger
1963-05-23 · 99 min · ★ 6.7
Adrian Messenger, a famous writer, asks his friend Anthony Gethryn, a former British agent, to help him investigate the whereabouts of the people who appear on a list, without asking him the reason why he should do so.
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- Directors
- John Huston
- Production companies
- Joel Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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George C. ScottAnthony Gethryn
Kirk DouglasGeorge Brougham / Vicar Atlee / Mr. Pythian / Arthur Henderson
Dana WynterLady Jocelyn Bruttenholm
Clive BrookMarquis of Gleneyre
Gladys CooperMrs. Karoudjian
Herbert MarshallSir Wilfrid Lucas
Jacques RouxRaoul Le Borg
John MerivaleAdrian Messenger
Marcel DalioMax Karoudjian
Bernard ArchardPike
Ronald LongSir Robert Carstairs
Tony CurtisOrgan Grinder
Burt LancasterProtester
Robert MitchumSlattery
Frank SinatraGypsy
Noel PurcellCountryman (uncredited)
John HustonLord Ashton (uncredited)
Bernard FoxLynch (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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