
Betrayed
Seen it?1954 | 108 min | Drama, Romance, War
Why 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 romantics and history buffs. If you loved Casablanca or Operation Mincemeat, start here.
- The mood
- Intense, warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1954: an older pace and style.
When the Dutch resistance brings in Carla Van Oven to spy on the Nazis, Col. Pieter Deventer initially suspects she could be a double agent. Van Oven eventually convinces Deventer of her character, and when she is sent into occupied territory, she joins up with a rebel leader known as "The Scarf". As the resistance endures severe losses and their missions fail, Deventer starts to wonder whose side Van Oven is fighting on.
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
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$4 million worldwide; 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 Gottfried Reinhardt
- Clark GableCol. Pieter Deventer
- Lana TurnerCarla Van Oven
- Victor Mature'The Scarf'
- Louis CalhernGen. Ten Eyck
- O.E. HasseCol. Helmuth Dietrich
- Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteGen. Charles Larraby (as Wilfrid Hyde White)
- Ian CarmichaelCapt. Jackie Lawson
- Niall MacGinnisBlackie
- Nora SwinburneThe Scarf's Mother
- Roland CulverGen. Warsleigh