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:
Millard Lampell, Ben Barzman.
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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 |
| Editing | Reginald Mills | Editor |
| Art | Harry Pottle | Art Direction |
| Sound | Richard Rodney Bennett | Original Music Composer |
| Production | David Deutsch | Producer |
| Writing | Leigh Howard | Novel |
| Camera | Christopher Challis | Director of Photography |
| Production | Luggi Waldleitner | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Trevor Crole-Rees | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Malcolm Cooke | Sound Editor |
| Art | Edward Carrick | Art Direction |
| Production | George Mills | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maude Onslow | Hairstylist |
| Writing | Millard Lampell | Screenplay |
| Art | Eric Saw | Draughtsman |
| Directing | Susan Dyson | Continuity |
| Production | Sheila Bagshaw | Production Secretary |
| Art | Richard Macdonald | Title Designer |
| Sound | Malcolm Arnold | Conductor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vi Murray | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Directing | Gus Angus | Third Assistant Director |
| Writing | Ben Barzman | Screenplay |
| Editing | Noreen Best | First Assistant Editor |
| Art | Percy Godbold | Property Buyer |
| Editing | Harry Ledger | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | John Scott | Musician |
| Sound | Geoffrey Kidd | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Len Page | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Ruth Lipton | Unit Publicist |
| Directing | Charles Hammond | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Malcolm Cooke | Camera Operator |
| Directing | René Dupont | Assistant Director |