Directed by:
Ralph ThomasScreenplay:
Janet GreenCinematography:
Geoffrey UnsworthComposer:
Benjamin FrankelCast:
Jean Simmons, Trevor Howard, Barry Jones, Kenneth More, André Morell, Richard Wattis, Maire O'Neill, Maxwell Reed, Geoffrey Keen, Gabrielle Blunt (more)Plots(1)
When ex-spy David Somers takes a low-profile job in the country cataloguing a butterfly collection, he finds that dangerous work continues to pursue him. David grows fond of his employer’s niece, a fragile, fey young woman named Sophie. When Sophie is framed for the murder of Hick - the spiteful handyman, David becomes embroiled in a murder mystery and goes "underground" with the beautiful suspect. The fugitives stay one step ahead of the police until the breathless climax. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jean Simmons
UK
Best movies:
The Big Country (1958)
Hamlet (1948)
Spartacus (1960)
Trevor Howard
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Gandhi (1982)
Brief Encounter (1945)
Barry Jones
UK
Best movies:
Plymouth Adventure (1952)
War and Peace (1956)
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
Kenneth More
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Battle of Britain (1969)
The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976)
André Morell
UK
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Richard Wattis
UK
Best movies:
Bon Voyage! (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
Maire O'Neill
Ireland
Best movies:
Scrooge (1951)
Juno and the Paycock (1930)
Maxwell Reed
Ireland
Best movies:
The Notorious Landlady (1962)
Sea Devils (1953)
Helen of Troy (1956)
Geoffrey Keen
UK
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Born Free (1966)
The Third Man (1949)
Gabrielle Blunt
UK
Best movies:
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Mandy (1952)
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Marianne Stone
UK
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A Hard Day's Night (1964)
John Boxer
UK
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Gandhi (1982)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
Dandy Nichols
UK
Best movies:
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O Lucky Man! (1973)
The Early Bird (1965)
Anthony Oliver
UK
Best movies:
H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
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The Entertainer (1960)
Glyn Houston
UK
Best movies:
Tiger Bay (1959)
The One That Got Away (1957)
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Eric Pohlmann
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Third Man (1949)
Lust for Life (1956)
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Aileen Lewis
UK
Best movies:
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
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Cyril Chamberlain
UK
Best movies:
Trouble in Store (1953)
The One That Got Away (1957)
A Stitch in Time (1963)
Gerard Heinz
German Empire
Best movies:
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
State Secret (1950)
The Fallen Idol (1948)
Ewen Solon
New Zealand
Best movies:
The Silent Enemy (1958)
The Dam Busters (1955)
Lion of the Desert (1981)