The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
15 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter BarnesWriter
- Frank LaunderWriter
- Robert TronsonDirector
Cast
- Bernard LeeHenry Houghton
- William SylvesterGordon Lonsdale
- Margaret TyzackElizabeth Gee
- David KossoffPeter Kroger
- Nancy NevinsonHelen Kroger
- Thorley WaltersCmdr. Winters
- Gillian LewisMarjorie Shaw
- Newton BlickP.O. Meadows
- Philip LathamCaptain Ray
- Cyril ChamberlainAnderson
- Justine LordChristina
- Patrick BarrCaptain Warner
Stills
Themes
soviet spy