The List of Adrian Messenger

May 23, 1963

1h 39m

★ 6.6

The most bizarre murder mystery ever conceived!

Overview

Adrian Messenger, a famous writer, asks his friend Anthony Gethryn, a former British agent, to help him investigate the whereabouts of the people who appear on a list, without asking him the reason why he should do so.

Genres

Mystery

Thriller

Production Companies

Joel Productions

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Cast

Anthony Gethryn

George C. Scott

George Brougham / Vicar Atlee / Mr. Pythian / Arthur Henderson

Kirk Douglas

Lady Jocelyn Bruttenholm

Dana Wynter

Marquis of Gleneyre

Clive Brook

Mrs. Karoudjian

Gladys Cooper

Sir Wilfrid Lucas

Herbert Marshall

Raoul Le Borg

Jacques Roux

Adrian Messenger

John Merivale

Max Karoudjian

Marcel Dalio

Pike

Bernard Archard

Derek Bruttenholm

Tony Huston

Sir Robert Carstairs

Ronald Long

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