“The Most Suspenseful Manhunt in History!”
In London, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of a British agent who's after a spy ring that covets British military secrets.
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Cast
27 people
Kenneth More
Richard Hannay
Known for
A Night to Remember
Sink the Bismarck!
Taina Elg
Miss Fisher
Known for
Hercules in New York
The Mirror Has Two Faces
Brenda De Banzie
Nellie Lumsden
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Pink Panther
Barry Jones
Professor Arthur Logan
Known for
Brigadoon
War and Peace
Reginald Beckwith
Lumdsen
Known for
Night of the Demon
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Faith Brook
Mandy Robinson ("Nannie")
Known for
Eye of the Needle
To Sir, with Love
Michael Goodliffe
Brown
Known for
Peeping Tom
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
James Hayter
Mr Memory
Known for
The Crimson Pirate
Oliver!
Duncan Lamont
Known for
The Evil of Frankenstein
Quatermass and the Pit
Jameson Clark
MacDougal
Known for
Whisky Galore!
Greyfriars Bobby
Andrew Cruickshank
Sheriff
Known for
Murder Most Foul
El Cid
Leslie Dwyer
Milkman
Known for
Die, Monster, Die!
Ralph Thomas Director · Frank Harvey Screenplay John Buchan Author
United States release October 10, 1960 · Produced in United Kingdom · Languages English, French, Galician
Production
The Rank Organisation
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Galician
Release dates
United Kingdom · March 13, 1959
Theatrical
United States · October 10, 1960
Theatrical
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