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The Deadly Affair

The Deadly Affair

From the author of "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold"

19676.21h 55m

Overview

Charles Dobbs is a British secret agent investigating the apparent suicide of Foreign Office official Samuel Fennan. Dobbs suspects that Fennan's wife, Elsa, a survivor of a Nazi Germany extermination camp, might have some clues, but other officials want Dobbs to drop the case. So Dobbs hires a retiring inspector, Mendel, to quietly make inquiries. Dobbs isn't at all sure as there are a number of anomalies that simply can't be explained away. Dobbs is also having trouble at home with his errant wife, whom he very much loves, having frequent affairs. He's also pleased to see an old friend, Dieter Frey, who he recruited after the war. With the assistance of a colleague and a retired policeman, Dobbs tries to piece together just who is the spy and who in fact assassinated Fennan.

Directed by Sidney Lumet
Written by Paul Dehn, John le Carré
Produced by Sidney Lumet
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Top Cast

James Mason

James Mason

Charles Dobbs

Simone Signoret

Simone Signoret

Elsa Fennan

Maximilian Schell

Maximilian Schell

Dieter Frey

Harriet Andersson

Harriet Andersson

Ann Dobbs

Harry Andrews

Harry Andrews

Inspector Mendel

Kenneth Haigh

Kenneth Haigh

Bill Appleby

Roy Kinnear

Roy Kinnear

Adam Scarr

Max Adrian

Max Adrian

Morton - Adviser

Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Redgrave

Virgin Bumpus

Robert Flemyng

Robert Flemyng

Samuel Fennan

Themes & Keywords

secret agent

About The Deadly Affair

The Deadly Affair is a thriller, mystery, drama film released in 1967 exploring themes of secret agent. Directed by Sidney Lumet, it stars James Mason, Simone Signoret, Maximilian Schell. Charles Dobbs is a British secret agent investigating the apparent suicide of Foreign Office official Samuel Fennan. Dobbs suspects that Fennan's wife, Elsa, a survivor of a Nazi Germany extermination camp, might have some clues, but other officials want Dobbs to drop the case. So Dobbs hires a retiring inspector, Mendel, to quietly make inquiries. Dobbs isn't at all sure as there are a number of anomalies that simply can't be explained away. Dobbs is also having trouble at home with his errant wife, whom he very much loves, having frequent affairs. He's also pleased to see an old friend, Dieter Frey, who he recruited after the war. With the assistance of a colleague and a retired policeman, Dobbs tries to piece together just who is the spy and who in fact assassinated Fennan.

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