The Counterfeit Traitor
Seen it?1962 | 140 min | War, Thriller, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
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 and history buffs. If you loved Operation Mincemeat or The Guns of Navarone, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 20 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1962: an older pace and style.
Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany.
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 powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 13K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by George Seaton
- William HoldenEric Erickson
- Lilli PalmerMs. Marianne Möllendorf
- Hugh GriffithCollins
- Carl RaddatzOtto Holtz
- Ernst SchröderBaron Gerhard von Oldenburg
- Charles RegnierWilhelm Kortner
- Ingrid van BergenHulda Windler
- Wolfgang PreissColonel Nordoff
- Werner PetersBruno Ulrich
- Erica BeerKlara Holtz