Summary
The film is based on the actual events of the Portland Spy Ring trial in the U.K. A disgruntled Navy Clerk is transferred to a secret research establishment and is subsequently black-mailed/paid by Czech intelligence to procure secrets for them. He seduces the secretary who controls the most secret documents, and they enjoy the fruits of their treachery until the British authorities begin to close in on them.
Details
Release Date: March 23, 1964
Runtime: 90 minutes
Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 6.9/10 (12 votes)
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Cast
Bernard Lee
Henry Houghton
William Sylvester
Gordon Lonsdale
Margaret Tyzack
Elizabeth Gee
David Kossoff
Peter Kroger
Nancy Nevinson
Helen Kroger
Thorley Walters
Cmdr. Winters
Philip Latham
Captain Ray
Cyril Chamberlain
Anderson
Patrick Barr
Captain Warner
Derek Francis
Chief Supt. Croft
Paul Eddington
Johnnie (uncredited)
Richard Marner
Colonel Monat (uncredited)
Geoffrey Palmer
Police Officer (uncredited)
Bryan Pringle
Surveillance Man (uncredited)
Garry Marsh
First Member at Lords (uncredited)
Basil Dignam
Second Member at Lords (uncredited)
Brian Nissen
Portland Official (uncredited)