This tale of intrigue finds Valentina Cortese involved in an assassination plot. She helps the police apprehend the conspirators after an innocent bystander is accidentally killed.
Valentina Cortese
Maria Brentano / Brent / Lena Collins
Serge Reggiani
Louis Balan
Audrey Hepburn
Nora Brentano
Megs Jenkins
Penny
Irene Worth
Miss Jackson
Reginald Tate
Inspector Eliot
Charles Goldner
Anselmo
Angela Fouldes
Nora Brentano as a child
Simone Silva
Undetermined (Minor Role - Paris Sequence) (uncredited)
Norman Williams
Sergeant Newcome
Michael Shepley
Manager of the British Pavilion
Athene Seyler
Mrs. Reginald Kellick
Sydney Tafler
Syd Burnett
Geoffrey Hibbert
Steenie
John Ruddock
Daly
Michael Allan
Rodd
John Field
Fedor Luki
Hugo Schuster
General Galbern
Lionel Harris
Frack
Rollo Gamble
Bentley
John Penrose
Bill
John Chandos
John
Michael Ripper
Charlie
Louis Mansi
Member of Paris Committee
John Gabriel
Member of Paris Committee
Olga Landiak
Member of Paris Committee
Frederick Schiller
Galbern's Bodyguard
Phaedros Antonio
Galbern's Bodyguard
Gaston Richer
Queval
Derek Elphinstone
Plain Clothes Man
Edward Evans
Plain Clothes Man
Jack McNaughton
Postman
Ingeborg von Kusserow
Shoe Shop Girl
Bob Monkhouse
Hairdresser
Helen Ford
Scarf Woman
Ann Lancaster
Manicurist
Grace Draper
Floozie
Bertram Shuttleworth
Little Man
Pamela Harrington
Waitress
John Allen
The Valet
Bay White
Nursing Sister
Joe Linnane
Irish Police Inspector
Sam Kydd
Irish Police Sergeant
Director, Screenplay, Story
Thorold Dickinson
Screenplay
Wolfgang Wilhelm
Story
Joyce Cary
February 13, 2023
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Talk about things coming full circle? Maria (Valentina Cortese) and her sister "Nora" (Audrey Hepburn) are in Paris seven years after their father was murdered. Surprisingly, she encounters her ex-boyfriend "Louis" (Serge Reggiani) who just happens to be plotting to visit the same comeuppance on the dictator who committed that very murder. Reluctantly, "Maria" agrees to carry the bag that contains a bomb, and to leave it adjacent to their quarry, but their timings go awry and soon the police are looking for the murderer of an innocent party guest. Wracked with guilt, she finds herself trapped between the authorities and her erstwhile friends who are determined she is to keep her mouth shut. As a drama it isn't really up to much, but this does feature a strong performance from Miss Cortese as a woman conflicted. Her principles and idealism are suddenly compromised when the her own safety is on the line - and this actress carries that off quite well. Reggiani is also quite effective as the manipulative freedom fighter for whom nothing but the cause is his motto, and there is a decent supporting cast including Irene Worth, Megs Jenkins and Charles Goldner to keep a familiar feel to the thing too. It's a rather uninspiring title for a better than average and characterful film that is worth watching - if just for an on-form Cortese.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00