Ring of Spies (1964)
The film is based on the actual events of the Portland Spy Ring trial in the U.K. A disgruntled Navy Clerk is transferred to a secret research establishment and is subsequently black-mailed/paid by Czech intelligence to procure secrets for them. He seduces the secretary who controls the most secret documents, and they enjoy the fruits of their treachery until the British authorities begin to close in on them.
Director: Robert Tronson
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Bernard Lee as Henry Houghton |
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William Sylvester as Gordon Lonsdale |
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Margaret Tyzack as Elizabeth Gee |
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David Kossoff as Peter Kroger |
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Nancy Nevinson as Helen Kroger |
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Thorley Walters as Cmdr. Winters |
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Gillian Lewis as Marjorie Shaw |
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Newton Blick as P.O. Meadows |
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Philip Latham as Captain Ray |
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Cyril Chamberlain as Anderson |
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Justine Lord as Christina |
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Patrick Barr as Captain Warner |
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Derek Francis as Chief Supt. Croft |
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Hector Ross as Supt. Woods |
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Paul Eddington as Johnnie (uncredited) |
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Richard Marner as Colonel Monat (uncredited) |
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Geoffrey Palmer as Police Officer (uncredited) |
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Bryan Pringle as Surveillance Man (uncredited) |
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Andre Mikhelson as Russian Embassy Official (uncredited) |
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Garry Marsh as First Member at Lords (uncredited) |
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Basil Dignam as Second Member at Lords (uncredited) |
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Brian Nissen as Portland Official (uncredited) |
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Edwin Apps as Blake (uncredited) |
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Fred Griffiths as News Vendor (uncredited) |
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Anita West as Tilly (uncredited) |
| Writing | Peter Barnes | Writer |
| Writing | Frank Launder | Writer |
| Directing | Robert Tronson | Director |
| Production | Leslie Gilliat | Producer |
| Editing | Thelma Connell | Editor |
| Camera | Arthur Lavis | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Cecil Mason | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Norman G. Arnold | Art Direction |
| Camera | Jack Lowin | Camera Operator |
| Production | Paul Sheridan | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ernest Gasser | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Derek Cracknell | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Daphne Vollmer | Hairdresser |