The River Line
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France 1944: American pilot Philip Sturgess is shot down but found by a resistance group. In the neighborhood Sturgess meets another American and shortly thereafter the British Major Barton, called “Reiher”. He claims to have fled a German prison camp. Shortly before leaving for Spain to escape the Nazis, Sturgess discovers that Barton has written a letter to Germany. This confirms the suspicion that he could be a German spy…
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Cast
19 people
Peter van Eyck
Der Reiher
Known for
The Wages of Fear
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
Marie Versini
Marie
Known for
Apache Gold
Paris Blues
Charles Morgan
Rudolf Jugert
Franz Seitz
Walter Rilla
Pierre, Maries Vater
Known for
Day of Anger
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Herbert Reinecker
Fritz Wepper
Philip
Known for
Cabaret
The Bridge
Elfriede Kuzmany
Madame Claire
Also in
Das kleine Gespenst
Bas-Boris Bode
Gernot Duda
Also in
Die Höhlenkinder
Die Fernfahrer
Charlie Hickman
Frewers
Dany Mann
Madame Claires Tochter
Also in
Kies
Das Rätsel der grünen Spinne
Rudolf Jugert Director · Herbert Reinecker Screenplay Charles Morgan Author
First release March 26, 1964 · Produced in Germany · Production Filmaufbau, Independent Film
Production
Franz Seitz Filmproduktion
Production
Filmaufbau
Production
Independent Film
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Kennwort... Reiher
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · March 26, 1964
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Lebanon
October 31, 1964 · Limited theatrical · Beirut Film Festival, date is not precise
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