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The Counterfeit Traitor

1962 · 140 min

A slow-burning, suspenseful spy drama that immerses you in the moral quandaries and constant danger of wartime espionage.

Tagline
The Most Suspenseful Adventure Ever Lived!
Overview
Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • deception
  • morality
  • survival
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
war, thriller, drama
Directed by
George Seaton
Written by
George Seaton
Starring
William Holden, Lilli Palmer, Hugh Griffith, Carl Raddatz, Ernst Schröder, Charles Regnier, Ingrid van Bergen, Wolfgang Preiss
Music
Alfred Newman
Cinematography
Jean Bourgoin
Runtime
140 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Danish, German, English

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