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.
- Tagline
- “From the author of "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold"”
- Release Status
- Released
- Genres
- Thriller, Mystery, Drama
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Original Language
- EN
James MasonCharles Dobbs
Simone SignoretElsa Fennan
Maximilian SchellDieter Frey
Harriet AnderssonAnn Dobbs
Harry AndrewsInspector Mendel
Kenneth HaighBill Appleby
Roy KinnearAdam Scarr
Max AdrianMorton - Adviser
Lynn RedgraveVirgin Bumpus
Robert FlemyngSamuel Fennan
- What is The Deadly Affair about?
- 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.
- Who directed The Deadly Affair?
- The Deadly Affair was directed by Sidney Lumet.
- When was The Deadly Affair released?
- The Deadly Affair was released on January 26, 1967.
- How long is The Deadly Affair?
- The Deadly Affair has a runtime of 1h 55m.
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