Summary
The Secret Ways is an American adventure film first released in 1961,
directed by Phil Karlson and Richard Widmark.
The film is based on a novel by Alistair MacLean and stars Richard Widmark, Sonja Ziemann, Charles Régnier, Walter Rilla and Senta Berger.
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Credits
- Director: Phil Karlson, Richard Widmark
- Script: Jean Hazlewood, Alistair MacLean (novel)
- Photo: Mutz Greenbaum
- Music: John Williams
- Cast: Richard Widmark (Michael Reynolds), Sonja Ziemann (Julia), Charles Régnier (The Count), Walter Rilla (Jancsi), Senta Berger (Elsa), Howard Vernon (Colonel Hidas), Heinz Moog (Minister Sakenov), Hubert von Meyerinck (Hermann Sheffler), Oskar Wegrostek (The fat man), Stefan Schnabel (Border official), Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel (Olga), Helmut Janatsch (János), John Horsley (Jon Brainbridge), Walter Wilz (Peter), Raoul Retzer (Special agent), Georg Köváry (Language professor), Ady Berber (Sandor), Jochen Brockmann (The commandant), Reinhard Kolldehoff (The Count’s man), Brigitte Brunmüller (Waitress), Rudolf Rösner (The Count’s man)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 112 min; B&W
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