Traitor's Gate (film)

Traitor's Gate
Traitor's Gate
	Original British film poster
Directed by	Freddie Francis
Written by	Jimmy Sangster; Edgar Wallace (novel);
Produced by	Ted Lloyd; Horst Wendlandt;
Starring	Albert Lieven; Gary Raymond; Klaus Kinski;
Cinematography	Denys Coop; Ray Hearne;
Edited by	Oswald Hafenrichter
Music by	Peter Thomas
Production; companies	Rialto Film, Summit Film Productions Ltd.
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures; Constantin Film;
Release date	18 December 1964;
Running time	87 minutes
Countries	West Germany; United Kingdom;
Languages	English; German;

Traitor's Gate (German: Das Verrätertor) is a 1964 West German-British co-production of a black-and-white crime film directed by Freddie Francis and starring Albert Lieven, Gary Raymond, Catherine Schell and Klaus Kinski.^[1] It was made by Rialto Film using Hammer Films' Freddie Francis and screenwriter Jimmy Sangster updating the 1927 novel The Traitor's Gate by Edgar Wallace to the mid-1960s. The film features a group of criminals planning to steal the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom from the Tower of London. It was shot at Twickenham Studios and on location around London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Tony Inglis.

Plot

Cast

Albert Lieven as Trayne
Gary Raymond as Graham / Dick
Margot Trooger as Dinah
Catherine Schell as Hope Joyner
Eddi Arent as Hector
Klaus Kinski as Kane
Anthony James as John
Tim Barrett as Lloyd
Heinz Bernard as Martin
David Birks as Spider
Edward Underdown as Inspector Adams
Alec Ross as Sergeant Ross
Julie Mendez as Stripper
Peter Porteous as Kelly
Katy Wild as Mary
Harry Baird as Mate on Tramp Steamer
Joe Ritchie as News Vendor
Frank Sieman as Yeoman Warden Guide
Frank Forsyth as Chief Yeoman Warden
Caron Gardner as Blonde
Maurice Good as King
Robert Hunter as Captain
Marianne Stone as Cashier at Dandy Club
Hedger Wallace as Detective Sergeant Alexander
Beresford Williams as Warden

Reception

In Germany, the FSK gave the film a rating of "12 and up" and found it not appropriate for screenings on public holidays. It premiered on 18 December 1964.^[2]

References

^ Hal Erickson (2008). "New York Times: Traitor's Gate". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
^ "Filmportal: Das Verrätertor". Archived from the original on 19 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

External links

Traitor's Gate at IMDb
Traitor's Gate at AllMovie
Traitor's Gate at the TCM Movie Database

[NY_Times-1] Hal Erickson (2008). "New York Times: Traitor's Gate". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2008.

[Filmportal-2] "Filmportal: Das Verrätertor". Archived from the original on 19 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

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