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.
The Deadly Affair
“From the author of "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold"”
Overview
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.
Director
Sidney Lumet
Status
Released
Production
Sidney Lumet Film Productions, Columbia Pictures
Cast
James Mason
Charles Dobbs
Simone Signoret
Elsa Fennan
Maximilian Schell
Dieter Frey
Harriet Andersson
Ann Dobbs
Harry Andrews
Inspector Mendel
Kenneth Haigh
Bill Appleby
Roy Kinnear
Adam Scarr
Max Adrian
Morton - Adviser
Lynn Redgrave
Virgin Bumpus
Robert Flemyng
Samuel Fennan
Leslie Sands
Inspector
Corin Redgrave
David
David Warner
Edward II (in Edward II)
Timothy West
Matrvis (in Edward II)
Stanley Lebor
Lancaster (in Edward II)
Charles Kay
Lightborn (in Edward II)
Michael Bryant
Gaveston (in Edward II)
Jonathan Wales
Gurney (in Edward II)
Paul Hardwick
Young Mortimer (in Edward II)
Murray Brown
Nobleman (in Edward II)
William Dysart
Nobleman (in Edward II)
Peter Harrison
Nobleman (in Edward II)
Roger Jones
Nobleman (in Edward II)
David Quilter
Nobleman (in Edward II)
Terence Sewards
Nobleman (in Edward II)
Paul Starr
Nobleman (in Edward II)
June Murphy
Witch #1 (in Macbeth)
Frank Williams
Witch #2 (in Macbeth)
Rosemary Lord
Witch #3 (in Macbeth)
Janet Hargreaves
Aldwych Theatre Tickey Clerk
Kenneth Ives
Stage Hand
Juba Kennerley
Play Spectator
Petra Markham
Play Spectator
Patrick Halpin
Play Spectator
Leonard Llewellyn
Play Spectator
Patricia Payne
Play Spectator
James Payne
Play Spectator
Dido Plumb
Play Spectator
Pearl Prescod
Play Spectator
Robert Rowland
Usher
Sheraton Blount
Eunice Scarr
Margaret Lacey
Mrs Bird
Les White
Karel Harek aka Blondie
Michael Brennan
Wolfe - the Barman
Denis Shaw
Wolfe - Publican
Maria Charles
Blonde in Pub
Amanda Walker
Brunette in Pub
Fred Machon
Pub Patron
Peter Roy
Pub Patron
Andrew Andreas
Pub Waiter
Julian Sherrier
Serpentine Head Waiter
Gerry Judge
Serpentine Waiter
John Dimech
Serpentine Waiter
Gertan Klauber
Man at Zurich Airport
Harold Coyne
Man at Zurich Airport
Alan Gibbs
Man at Zurich Airport
Lew Hooper
Man at Zurich Airport
Ned Hood
Man at Zurich Airport
Dan Darnelli
Man at Zurich Airport
Ann Barrass
Woman at Zurich Airport
Bunny Seaman
Old Lady at Zurich Airport
Judy Keirn
Stewardess
Richard Steele
Businessman
Tom Bowman
Police Sergeant
Joe Wadham
Policeman
Colin McKenzie
Policeman
Ernie Rice
Tramp
Victor Brooks
Cab Driver
Arnold Schulkes
Passerby at Victoria Station
Martin Lyder
Passerby at Victoria Station
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