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The Counterfeit Traitor

The Counterfeit Traitor

War · Thriller · Drama · 1962

Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany.

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The Counterfeit Traitor

“The Most Suspenseful Adventure Ever Lived!”

1962 War · Thriller · Drama 2h 20m

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6.5 / 10

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Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany.

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Directed by

George Seaton

Written by

George Seaton · Charles Grenzbach

William Holden

William Holden

Eric Erickson

Lilli Palmer

Lilli Palmer

Ms. Marianne Möllendorf

Hugh Griffith

Hugh Griffith

Collins

C

Carl Raddatz

Otto Holtz

Ernst Schröder

Ernst Schröder

Baron Gerhard von Oldenburg

Charles Regnier

Charles Regnier

Wilhelm Kortner

Ingrid van Bergen

Ingrid van Bergen

Hulda Windler

Court is in session

Put The Counterfeit Traitor on trial.

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.