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The Deadly Affair

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.

Director(s)

Kenneth Ives

Sidney Lumet

Ted Sturgis

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Cast & Crew

Timothy West

Timothy West

Matrvis (in Edward II)

Amanda Walker

Amanda Walker

Brunette in Pub

Corin Redgrave

Corin Redgrave

David

Petra Markham

Petra Markham

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James Payne

James Payne

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Dido Plumb

Dido Plumb

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Ernie Rice

Ernie Rice

Tramp

Michael Brennan

Michael Brennan

Wolfe - the Barman

Victor Brooks

Victor Brooks

Cab Driver

Margaret Lacey

Margaret Lacey

Mrs Bird

Paul Hardwick

Paul Hardwick

Young Mortimer (in Edward II)

Gertan Klauber

Gertan Klauber

Man at Zurich Airport

Lew Hooper

Lew Hooper

Man at Zurich Airport

Martin Lyder

Martin Lyder

Passerby at Victoria Station

David Warner

David Warner

Edward II (in Edward II)

Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Redgrave

Virgin Bumpus

Maximilian Schell

Maximilian Schell

Dieter Frey

Sheraton Blount

Sheraton Blount

Eunice Scarr

Harriet Andersson

Harriet Andersson

Ann Dobbs

Harold Coyne

Harold Coyne

Man at Zurich Airport

Harry Andrews

Harry Andrews

Inspector Mendel

Stanley Lebor

Stanley Lebor

Lancaster (in Edward II)

Sidney Lumet

Sidney Lumet

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Peter Roy

Peter Roy

Pub Patron

Patrick Halpin

Patrick Halpin

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Michael Bryant

Michael Bryant

Gaveston (in Edward II)

Colin McKenzie

Colin McKenzie

Policeman

David Quilter

David Quilter

Nobleman (in Edward II)

Denis Shaw

Denis Shaw

Wolfe - Publican

James Mason

James Mason

Charles Dobbs

Ted Sturgis

Ted Sturgis

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Juba Kennerley

Juba Kennerley

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Roy Kinnear

Roy Kinnear

Adam Scarr

Alan Gibbs

Alan Gibbs

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Frank Williams

Frank Williams

Witch #2 (in Macbeth)

Gerry Judge

Gerry Judge

Serpentine Waiter

Fred Machon

Fred Machon

Pub Patron

Joe Wadham

Joe Wadham

Policeman

Arnold Schulkes

Arnold Schulkes

Passerby at Victoria Station

Bunny Seaman

Bunny Seaman

Old Lady at Zurich Airport

Les White

Les White

Karel Harek aka Blondie

Andrew Andreas

Andrew Andreas

Pub Waiter

Robert Flemyng

Robert Flemyng

Samuel Fennan

Terence Sewards

Terence Sewards

Nobleman (in Edward II)

Julian Sherrier

Julian Sherrier

Serpentine Head Waiter

Kenneth Haigh

Kenneth Haigh

Bill Appleby

Maria Charles

Maria Charles

Blonde in Pub

Simone Signoret

Simone Signoret

Elsa Fennan

Max Adrian

Max Adrian

Morton - Adviser

John Dimech

John Dimech

Serpentine Waiter

Rosemary Lord

Rosemary Lord

Witch #3 (in Macbeth)

Charles Kay

Charles Kay

Lightborn (in Edward II)

Dan Darnelli

Dan Darnelli

Man at Zurich Airport

Leslie Sands

Leslie Sands

Inspector

Jonathan Wales

Jonathan Wales

Gurney (in Edward II)

Murray Brown

Murray Brown

Nobleman (in Edward II)

William Dysart

William Dysart

Nobleman (in Edward II)

Peter Harrison

Peter Harrison

Nobleman (in Edward II)

Roger Jones

Roger Jones

Nobleman (in Edward II)

Paul Starr

Paul Starr

Nobleman (in Edward II)

June Murphy

June Murphy

Witch #1 (in Macbeth)

Janet Hargreaves

Janet Hargreaves

Aldwych Theatre Tickey Clerk

Kenneth Ives

Kenneth Ives

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Leonard Llewellyn

Leonard Llewellyn

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Patricia Payne

Patricia Payne

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Pearl Prescod

Pearl Prescod

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Robert Rowland

Robert Rowland

Usher

Ned Hood

Ned Hood

Man at Zurich Airport

Ann Barrass

Ann Barrass

Woman at Zurich Airport

Judy Keirn

Judy Keirn

Stewardess

Richard Steele

Richard Steele

Businessman

Tom Bowman

Tom Bowman

Police Sergeant

Details

GenresThriller, Mystery, Drama
Runtime1h 55 mins
Released on26 Jan 1967
Languageen
Produced InUnited Kingdom
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