Botschafter der Angst (1962)
Der hochdekorierte, als Held gefeierte Soldat Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey) kehrt zusammen mit Major Ben Marco (Frank Sinatra) aus dem Korea-Krieg zurück. Was niemand ahnt: Finstere Kommunisten haben die Soldaten einer Gehirnwäsche unterzogen und sie zu willenlosen Mördern umprogrammiert. Sie sollen das Staatssystem der USA zerstören. Doch Marco leidet immer stärker unter schlimmen Alpträumen und glaubt, dass mit Shaw etwas nicht stimmt. Er setzt alles daran, Licht hinter das dunkle Geheimnis zu bringen…
Der Regisseur:
John Frankenheimer
Der Autor:
George Axelrod
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Frank Sinatra as Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco |
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Laurence Harvey as Raymond Shaw |
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Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Iselin |
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Janet Leigh as Eugenie Rose Chaney |
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James Gregory as Sen. John Yerkes Iselin |
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Henry Silva as Chunjin |
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Leslie Parrish as Jocelyn Jordan |
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John McGiver as Sen. Thomas Jordan |
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Khigh Dhiegh as Dr. Yen Lo |
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James Edwards as Cpl. Allen Melvin |
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Douglas Henderson as Col. Milt |
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Albert Paulsen as Zilkov |
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Barry Kelley as Secretary of Defense |
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Lloyd Corrigan as Holborn Gaines |
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Madame Spivy as Female Berezovo |
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Bess Flowers as Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited) |
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Leoda Richards as Woman at Press Confrence (uncredited) |
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Reggie Nalder as Gomel (uncredited) |
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Colin Kenny as Senator (uncredited) |
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Bert Stevens as Officer |
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Arthur Tovey as Second Reporter |
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Paul Frees as Narrator (voice) |
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Whit Bissell as Medical Officer |
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James Yagi as Chinese Officer (uncredited) |
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Tom Lowell as Pvt. Bobby Lembeck (uncredited) |
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Joe Adams as Psychiatrist |
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Merritt Bohn as Jilly |
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Robert Riordan as Benjamin K. Arthur |
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Raoul Freeman as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Rudy Germane as Delegate (uncredited) |
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Herschel Graham as Delegate (uncredited) |
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Stuart Hall as Reporter (uncredited) |
| Directing | John Frankenheimer | Director |
| Writing | Richard Condon | Novel |
| Writing | George Axelrod | Screenplay |
| Production | George Axelrod | Producer |
| Production | John Frankenheimer | Producer |
| Production | Howard W. Koch | Executive Producer |
| Sound | David Amram | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Lionel Lindon | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ferris Webster | Editor |
| Art | Richard Sylbert | Production Design |
| Art | Philip M. Jefferies | Art Direction |
| Art | George R. Nelson | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Moss Mabry | Costume Design |
| Crew | A. Paul Pollard | Special Effects |
| Camera | John Mehl | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Richard Carruth | Music Editor |
| Directing | Joseph C. Behm | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Carl Mahakian | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Arden Cripe | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Westmoreland | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bernard Ponedel | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Freeman | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ron Berkeley | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Thom Conroy | Dialect Coach |
| Sound | Joe Edmondson | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Del Harris | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gene Shacove | Hairstylist |
| Directing | David Salven | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Read Killgore | Assistant Director |
| Art | Philip M. Jefferies | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Richard Borland | Props |
| Art | Lucius O. Croxton | Set Dresser |
| Art | John M. Elliot | Set Dresser |
| Art | Seymour Klate | Set Dresser |
| Art | Richard M. Rubin | Props |
| Art | Gaylin P. Schultz | Props |
| Art | Joseph S. Toldy | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Bill Flannery | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Gordon Doversola | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Beau Vanden Ecker | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Joe Gray | Stunts |
| Crew | Robert "Buzz" Henry | Stunt Double |
| Crew | John Indrisano | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Al Wyatt Sr. | Stunt Double |
| Camera | Felix Barlow | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Robert Campbell | Gaffer |
| Camera | Bill Craemer | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Eugene Levitt | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | William Read Woodfield | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wesley Jeffries | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Angela Alexander | Wardrobe Specialized Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Morris Brown | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ron Talsky | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rose Viebeck | Wardrobe Master |
| Directing | Amalia Wade | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Grace Dubray | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Mollie Kent | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Gene Martell | Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothy Parkinson | Makeup Artist |