The Traitor (1957 film)
| The Traitor | |
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.jpg) British theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Michael McCarthy |
| Written by | Michael McCarthy |
| Produced by | Edwin J. Fancey |
| Starring | Donald Wolfit Robert Bray Christopher Lee Jane Griffiths |
| Cinematography | Bert Mason |
| Edited by | Monica Kimick |
| Music by | Jackie Brown |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists (US) |
Release date | March 1957 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Traitor is a 1957 British drama film directed by Michael McCarthy and starring Donald Wolfit, Robert Bray, Christopher Lee and Karel Stepanek.[1] A former resistance fighters tries to discover the traitor who has betrayed his colleagues in the German resistance during the Second World War. The film was also shown in the US with the title "The Accursed." It was not released in the US until 1960.
Cast
- Donald Wolfit as Colonel Charles Price
- Robert Bray as Major Shane
- Jane Griffiths as Vicki Toller
- Carl Jaffe as Professor Stefan Toller
- Anton Diffring as Joseph Brezina
- Christopher Lee as Doctor Neumann
- Oscar Quitak as Thomas Rilke
- Karel Štěpánek as Mayor Friederich Sudermann
- Frederick Schiller as Alfred Baum
- Rupert Davies as Clinton, the butler
- John Van Eyssen as Lieutenant Bobby Grant
- Colin Croft as Theodore Dehmel
Critical reception
Sky Movies wrote, "the specially written musical piece, Prelude, which has a vital part to play in the plot's unfolding, is hauntingly appealing. But too much talk tends to spoil the script's surprises";[2] and The Radio Times noted, "nuance was not Donald Wolfit's strong suit, but he had presence and power in spades. He totally dominates this story with a bluster and conviction that keeps an uninspiring tale of the hunt for a Second World War traitor from falling flat on its face";[3] while TV Guide concluded, "this is an offbeat espionage whodunit with some nervy moments." [4]
References
- ^ "The Traitor". BFI.
- ^ "The Traitor".
- ^ "The Traitor". RadioTimes.
- ^ "The Accursed". TV Guide.
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
External links
- The Traitor at IMDb
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