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21/11/1950 Mystery, Thriller 1h 35m
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Tense, exciting, unusual !

Overview

After leaving the British Secret Service, David Somers finds work catalouging butterflies at the country house of Nicholas and Jess Fenton. After the murder of a local gamekeeper, suspicion falls on their niece, Sophie Malraux. Somers helps Sophie to escape arrest and they go on the run together.

  1. Ralph Thomas

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Jean Simmons

    Sophie Malraux

  2. Trevor Howard

    Maj. David Somers

  3. Sonia Dresdel

    Jess Fenton

  4. Barry Jones

    Nicholas Fenton

  5. Kenneth More

    Willy Shepley

  6. Geoffrey Keen

    Police Inspector

  7. André Morell

    Secret Service Chief Chubb (as Andre Morell)

  8. Michael Brennan

    Police Superintendent

  9. Gerard Heinz

    Dr. Karl Cesare

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-12-27
Ralph Thomas has assembled a superior cast for this intriguing thriller. MI6 agent Trevor Howard ("Somers") returns from a mission to find he has outlived his usefulness and is to be put out to grass, He finds work at a remote country house were he is to help the ostensibly eccentric owner "Fenton" (Barry Jones) with his butterfly collection. On his way to the house, he gives a lift to their rather course young gamekeeper "Hick" (Maxwell Reed) before meeting the family and their enigmatic niece "Sophie" (Jean Simmons). She, like the butterflies, is a gentle creature and slowly he begins to gai...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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