Die tödliche Falle (1959)
Der arme Künstler Jan van Rooyen ist auf dem Weg zu einem Rendezvous mit seiner Geliebten Jacqueline. Doch in ihrer Wohnung findet er nicht sie, sondern die Polizei vor. Jacqueline wurde ermordet. Jan verstrickt sich während des anschließenden Verhörs derart in Widersprüche, dass er zum Hauptverdächtigen wird. Nun muss Jan die Ermittler davon überzeugen, dass er in Wahrheit unschuldig ist...
Der Regisseur:
Joseph Losey
Die Autor:
Ben Barzman, Millard Lampell.
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Hardy Krüger as Jan-Van Rooyer |
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Stanley Baker as Insp. Morgan |
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Micheline Presle as Jacqueline Cousteau |
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John Van Eyssen as Insp. Westover |
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Gordon Jackson as Sergeant |
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Robert Flemyng as Sir Brian Lewis |
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Jack MacGowran as Postman |
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Redmond Phillips as Police doctor |
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George Roubicek as Police constable |
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Lee Montague as Sgt. Farrow |
| Directing | Joseph Losey | Director |
| Production | David Deutsch | Producer |
| Writing | Leigh Howard | Novel |
| Camera | Christopher Challis | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Reginald Mills | Editor |
| Art | Harry Pottle | Art Direction |
| Sound | Richard Rodney Bennett | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Luggi Waldleitner | Producer |
| Art | Edward Carrick | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Trevor Crole-Rees | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Malcolm Cooke | Sound Editor |
| Production | George Mills | Production Manager |
| Directing | René Dupont | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Malcolm Cooke | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Susan Dyson | Continuity |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maude Onslow | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Len Page | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Richard Macdonald | Title Designer |
| Sound | Malcolm Arnold | Conductor |
| Writing | Ben Barzman | Screenplay |
| Writing | Millard Lampell | Screenplay |
| Crew | Ruth Lipton | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Sheila Bagshaw | Production Secretary |
| Sound | John Scott | Musician |
| Editing | Harry Ledger | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Noreen Best | First Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vi Murray | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Sound | Geoffrey Kidd | Boom Operator |
| Art | Eric Saw | Draughtsman |
| Art | Percy Godbold | Property Buyer |
| Directing | Charles Hammond | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Gus Angus | Third Assistant Director |