The moral dilemma of a reluctant American spy is chronicled in this psychological drama. He becomes an agent after he, originally a pilot, is grounded during WW II. He is trained to assassinate a Paris lawyer suspected of colluding with the Nazis. During his rigorous training for the killing, the new spy begins to have doubts about his upcoming assignment; these doubts increase when he actually meets his prey as the spy is unsure that the lawyer is really guilty. Still he fulfills his grim duty. Later he learns that the lawyer was innocent. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Director:Anthony Asquith

Writers:Paul Dehn (writer)
Donald Downes (novel)

Cast (in credits order)
Eddie Albert ... Maj. MacMahon
Paul Massie ... Gene Summers
Lillian Gish ... Mrs. Summers
James Robertson Justice ... Naval Commander
Irene Worth ... Leonie
Leslie French ... Marcel Lafitte
John Crawford ... Maj. Kimball
Lionel Jeffries ... Interrogator
Sandra Dorne ... Blonde
Nicholas Phipps ... Lecturer lieutenant
Anne Blake ... Mme. Lafitte
Miki Iveria ... Louise
Lillie Bea Gifford ... Mauricette
Launce Maraschal ... Gen. Nolan
Robert Henderson ... Col. Snyder
William E. Greene ... Mitchell
Selma Vaz Dias ... Patronne
Ralph Nossek ... Psychiatrist
Ann Walford ... F.A.N.Y.
Boris Ranevsky ... Old German officer
Jacques B. Brunius ... Cmndt. Morand
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Denyse Alexander (as Denyse MacPherson)
Fritz Wendhausen (as Frederick Wendhausen)
Philip Bond ... (uncredited)
Geoffrey Hibbert ... (uncredited)
Michael Kelly ... (uncredited)
Sam Kydd ... (uncredited)
Peter La Trobe ... (uncredited)
Andreas Malandrinos ... (uncredited)
Henzie Raeburn ... (uncredited)
Bernard Rebel ... (uncredited)

Runtime:93 min
Country:UK
Language:English
Color:Black and White
Sound Mix:Mono
Certification:UK:A | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15


Awards:Won 3 BAFTA Film Awards.