Diplomatic Courier

Jun 13, 1952

1h 37m

★ 6.1

Number 1 target for 1,000 enemy agents... from Paris to Salzburg to Trieste..!

Overview

During the Cold War, diplomatic courier Mike Kells must retrieve a dispatch containing top-secret intelligence. But when he arrives at the meeting point, a train station in Salzburg, his contact turns up dead, and the message is nowhere to be found. With no clear suspect in sight, Kells must sort through his uncertain relationships with two women, while sidestepping the pitfalls of subterfuge, sabotage and spies in his search for the documents.

Genres

Mystery

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

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Cast

Mike Kells

Tyrone Power

Joan Ross

Patricia Neal

Col. Cagle

Stephen McNally

Janine Betki

Hildegard Knef

Sgt. Ernie Guelvada

Karl Malden

Sam F. Carew

James Millican

Rasumny Platov

Stefan Schnabel

Arnov

Herbert Berghof

Maximilian

Arthur Blake

Airline Stewardess

Helene Stanley

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Hugh Marlowe

Russian Agent (uncredited)

Charles Bronson

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