Im Namen des Teufels (1962)
Nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs hat sich der ehemalige Nazi-Abwehroffizier George Droste (Peter van Eyck) ein neues Standbein als Weinhändler aufgebaut. Als er bei einem Besuch bei einem alten Freund (Christopher Lee) in der DDR von dessen Schwester (Helen Cherry) gebeten wird, ein Päckchen nach Wien mitzunehmen, gerät er in den Blickwinkel des US-Geheimdienstes. Mr. Smith (Macdonald Carey) heuert ihn als Doppelagenten an und schickt ihn nach Budapest, um Informationen zu sammeln. Im Laufe seiner Abenteuer lernt er die junge Ungarin Nora (Marianne Koch) kennen, die aus ihrem Heimatland geflohen ist, und verliebt sich in sie.
Der Regisseur:
John Paddy Carstairs
Der Autor:
Robert Westerby
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Peter van Eyck as Georg Droste |
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Marianne Koch as Nora Gulden |
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Macdonald Carey as Mr. Smith |
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Christopher Lee as Baron Ferdi von Staub |
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Billie Whitelaw as Piroska Maslov |
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Albert Lieven as Inspector Huebling |
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David Knight as Father Zombary |
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Marius Goring as General Greenhahn |
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Helen Cherry as Countess Carla Cosimano |
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Colin Gordon as Count Dezsepalvy |
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Niall MacGinnis as Paul Vass |
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Eric Pohlmann as Bloch |
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Peter Vaughan as Chief of Hungarian Police |
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Michael Brennan as Horvat |
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Jeremy Bulloch as Johnny Droste |
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Bart Bastable as Cattle Truck Driver (uncredited) |
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Charles Byrne as Vazlan (uncredited) |
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Christopher Casson as Headmaster (uncredited) |
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John Cowley as Funnel-Shaped Man |
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Adrian Cronon as Young Priest (uncredited) |
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Vincent Dowling as Father Farcosc (uncredited) |
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Walter Gotell as Dr. Ritter (uncredited) |
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Peadar Lamb as Muller (uncredited) |
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Robert Lepler as Head Waiter (uncredited) |
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Jeffrey O'Kelly as Spy (uncredited) |
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Norman Rodway as Machine Gunner at Border (uncredited) |
| Production | Emmett Dalton | Producer |
| Directing | John Paddy Carstairs | Director |
| Production | Artur Brauner | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Hans Habe | Novel |
| Editing | Tom Simpson | Editor |
| Writing | Robert Westerby | Screenplay |
| Camera | Gerald Gibbs | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Philip Green | Original Music Composer |