The Devil's Agent
Seen it?1962 | 77 min | Mystery, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 17 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1962: an older pace and style.
Droste, a mild-mannered businessman, was an intelligence expert during World War II. When Droste runs into his old friend Baron Von Straub, the two rekindle a friendship that was interrupted by the war. However, when Von Straub asks Droste to deliver a small package to a friend in West Germany, the befuddled Droste is set up for a series of complicated spy games.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Paddy Carstairs
- Peter van EyckGeorg Droste
- Marianne KochNora Gulden
- Macdonald CareyMr. Smith
- Christopher LeeBaron Ferdi von Staub
- Billie WhitelawPiroska Maslov
- Albert LievenInspector Huebling
- David KnightFather Zombary
- Marius GoringGeneral Greenhahn
- Helen CherryCountess Carla Cosimano
- Colin GordonCount Dezsepalvy