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The Deadly Affair
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The Deadly Affair

1967-01-26 · 115 min · ★ 6.3

Thriller · Mystery · Drama

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.

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Directors
Sidney Lumet
Production companies
Sidney Lumet Film Productions, Columbia Pictures
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

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James MasonJames MasonCharles Dobbs
Simone SignoretSimone SignoretElsa Fennan
Maximilian SchellMaximilian SchellDieter Frey
Harriet AnderssonHarriet AnderssonAnn Dobbs
Harry AndrewsHarry AndrewsInspector Mendel
Kenneth HaighKenneth HaighBill Appleby
Roy KinnearRoy KinnearAdam Scarr
Max AdrianMax AdrianMorton - Adviser
Lynn RedgraveLynn RedgraveVirgin Bumpus
Robert FlemyngRobert FlemyngSamuel Fennan
Leslie SandsLeslie SandsInspector
Corin RedgraveCorin RedgraveDavid
David WarnerDavid WarnerEdward II (in Edward II)
Timothy WestTimothy WestMatrvis (in Edward II)
Stanley LeborStanley LeborLancaster (in Edward II)
Charles KayCharles KayLightborn (in Edward II)
Michael BryantMichael BryantGaveston (in Edward II)
Jonathan WalesGurney (in Edward II)
Paul HardwickPaul HardwickYoung Mortimer (in Edward II)
Murray BrownNobleman (in Edward II)

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