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Diplomatic Courier( 1952)

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Number 1 target for 1,000 enemy agents... from Paris to Salzburg to Trieste..!

Overview

During the Cold War, diplomatic courier Mike Kells must retrieve a dispatch containing top-secret intelligence. But when he arrives at the meeting point, a train station in Salzburg, his contact turns up dead, and the message is nowhere to be found. With no clear suspect in sight, Kells must sort through his uncertain relationships with two women, while sidestepping the pitfalls of subterfuge, sabotage and spies in his search for the documents.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Tyrone Power

      Mike Kells

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      Patricia Neal

      Joan Ross

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      Stephen McNally

      Col. Cagle

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      Hildegard Knef

      Janine Betki

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      Karl Malden

      Sgt. Ernie Guelvada

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      James Millican

      Sam F. Carew

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      Stefan Schnabel

      Rasumny Platov

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      Herbert Berghof

      Arnov

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      Arthur Blake

      Maximilian

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      Helene Stanley

      Airline Stewardess

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      Hugh Marlowe

      Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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      Charles Bronson

      Russian Agent (uncredited)

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      E.G. Marshall

      Military Police Jeep Driver (uncredited)

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      Lee Marvin

      Military Policeman at Trieste (uncredited)

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      Pat Hogan

      Russian Agent (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Nov 11 2023
    "Mike" (Tyrone Power) is a US State Department courier who is sent on a routine, but dangerous, mission to Trieste where he is to rendezvous with a passenger on a train then collect and repatriate an important document. Of course, the Soviets are also on the trail of this transaction and when it all goes wrong, "Mike" finds himself embroiled in something far more sinister than he has experienced before. He is now at the behest of his new military handler "Col. Cagle" (Stephen McNally) and his wily sergeant "Guelvada" (a lively effort from Karl Malden) as he must try to find which of two women -...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • yugoslavia
    • secret agent
    • microfilm
    • double agent