An Affair of States

Feb 25, 1966

1h 34m

★ 0.0

Overview

Two female members of the Soviet military are supposed to kidnap the new American secret weapon at a disarmament conference. The highlight is the duel between Curd Jürgens and Lilli Palmer with vodka in a diplomatic back room. The stopover on the way to freedom is the editorial office of the large Warner publishing house in the USA. The film ends with a wedding in the context of international understanding.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Team-Film

Chronos Films

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Cast

Olga Nikolaijewna

Lilli Palmer

Dave O'Connor

Curd Jürgens

Anja Petrovna

Pascale Petit

Ballard

Daniel Gélin

Sapparov

Kurt Meisel

Harry Miller

Hellmut Lange

Michael 'Mike' Astor

Anthony Steel

Koltchev

Edd Stavjanik

Stanislav Ledinek

Peter Wehle

Gustaf Elger

Gustaf Dennert

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