Film

The Deadly Affair

1967 · 1h 55m · Thriller · Mystery · Drama

From the author of "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold"

IMDb

6.7

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.

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)

• Sidney LumetDirector · Producer
• Paul DehnScreenplay
• John le CarréNovel
• Freddie YoungDirector of Photography
• Quincy JonesOriginal Music Composer
• Thelma ConnellEditor
• James LiggatCasting

The Deadly Affair - Trailer

Release date

January 26, 1967

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

NR

Genres

Thriller, Mystery, Drama

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