The Deadly Affair

– Charles Dobbs is a British secret agent investigating the apparent suicide of Foreign Office officia..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.80 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 55 Minutes
Release Year:
1967
The Deadly Affair (1967)

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.

Producing Country:
UK
Filming Locations:

The Deadly Affair (1967) - Trailer

Release Date:

07 Apr 1967

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Sidney Lumet

Writer:

Paul Dehn (screenplay)

Main Actors:

James Mason, Simone Signoret, Maximilian Schell, Harriet Andersson

Plot:

After Charles Dobbs, a security officer, has a friendly chat with Samuel Fennan from the Foreign Office, the man commits suicide. An anonymous typed letter had been received accusing Fennan of being a Communist during his days at Oxford and their chat while walking in the park was quite amiable. Senior officials want the whole thing swept under the rug and are pleased to leave it as a suicide. 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.

Production:

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.8/10