The Deadly Affair (1967)

About This Movie

The Deadly Affair is a 1967 thriller and mystery film directed by Sidney Lumet. Its leading cast includes James Mason, Simone Signoret and Maximilian Schell. It runs for 1 hour 55 minutes.

Synopsis

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.

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Trailer

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Cast

• James Mason Charles Dobbs
• Simone Signoret Elsa Fennan
• Maximilian Schell Dieter Frey
• Harriet Andersson Ann Dobbs
• Harry Andrews Inspector Mendel
• Kenneth Haigh Bill Appleby
• Roy Kinnear Adam Scarr
• Max Adrian Morton - Adviser
• Lynn Redgrave Virgin Bumpus
• Robert Flemyng Samuel Fennan
• Leslie Sands Inspector
• Corin Redgrave David
• David Warner Edward II (in Edward II)
• Timothy West Matrvis (in Edward II)
• Stanley Lebor Lancaster (in Edward II)
• Charles Kay Lightborn (in Edward II)
• Michael Bryant Gaveston (in Edward II)
• J Jonathan Wales Gurney (in Edward II)