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The Traitor

  • TV Movie
  • 1959
  • 45m
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In wartime, an English spy must go into neutral territory to murder a fellow-Englishman who has been working for the enemy.In wartime, an English spy must go into neutral territory to murder a fellow-Englishman who has been working for the enemy.In wartime, an English spy must go into neutral territory to murder a fellow-Englishman who has been working for the enemy.

  • Director
    • Gerard Glaister
  • Writers
    • Troy Kennedy Martin
    • W. Somerset Maugham
  • Stars
    • Mai Zetterling
    • Donald Pleasence
    • Stephen Murray
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    • Director
      • Gerard Glaister
    • Writers
      • Troy Kennedy Martin
      • W. Somerset Maugham
    • Stars
      • Mai Zetterling
      • Donald Pleasence
      • Stephen Murray
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Mai Zetterling
    Mai Zetterling
    • Frau Caypor
    Donald Pleasence
    Donald Pleasence
    • Grantley Caypor
    Stephen Murray
    Stephen Murray
    • Ashenden
    Eric Lander
    • Gustav
    Ingeborg von Kusserow
    Ingeborg von Kusserow
    • Maria
    • (as Ingeborg Wells)
    Maurice Hedley
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    John Forbes-Robertson
    John Forbes-Robertson
    • Secretary
    Carmen Blanck
    • A hausfrau
    • (as Carmen Blanck-Sichel)
    • Director
      • Gerard Glaister
    • Writers
      • Troy Kennedy Martin
      • W. Somerset Maugham
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      The same W. Somerset Maugham story was the basis for Hitchcock's film "Secret Agent" in 1936.

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    • Release date
      • August 7, 1959 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      • 45m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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