Diplomatic Courier

Diplomatic Courier (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
93 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1952 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Henry Hathaway

Written By:
Peter Cheyney
Liam O'Brien

Actors:
Tyrone Power ..... Mike Kells
Patricia Neal ..... Joan Ross
Stephen McNally ..... Col. Mark Cagle
Hildegard Knef ..... Janine Betki
Karl Malden ..... Sgt. Ernie Guelvada
James Millican ..... Sam F. Carew
Stefan Schnabel ..... Rasumny Platov
Herbert Berghof ..... Arnov
Arthur Blake ..... Max Ralli
Helene Stanley ..... Airline Stewardess

Synopsis:

When undercover secret agent Tyrone Power is thwarted in his efforts to obtain a vital document with details of the Russian invasion of Yugoslavia by the death of the courier at the hands of two Russian agents, played by Mario Siletti and Charles Buchinski (aka Charles Bronson), it becomes his duty to go after the murderers and retrieve the papers. With more loops and turnabouts than a snake, the plot has surprises with agents, double agents, mistaken information and is, all in all, a surprisingly exciting spy vehicle. Michael Ansara and Lee Marvin also make brief appearances in this early cold war story. A script with a lot of holes in it is pulled off by the fine performances and tight direction given in this film.

Department of State courier Mike Kelly ends up in postwar hotbed Trieste after failing to collect a package from a colleague. The Military Police are happy for him to get more involved, but things get a bit tough. After all, he is just a postman.

A courier is sent to Salzberg to collect a vital document. En route he meets an American woman who becomes a key part of his later bid to gain the secret timetable of a Soviet invasion of Yugoslavia. Screenplay by Casey Robinson, Liam O'Brien Based on "Sinister Errand" by Peter Cheyney.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 29 November, 2010.

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