Antoine, an agent in the French secret service, is investigating the
drowning of a man in a port on the Riviera. He arrives at a villa
where several conspirators are preparing an attack on an Arab
prince. By pretending to be a double agent, Antoine manages to
inveigle his way into the plot...
Script: René Cambon (novel),
Gilles Grangier,
Jacques Robert (dialogue)
Cinematographer: Antonio Macasoli
Music: André Hossein
Cast:Jean Marais (Antoine Donadieu),
Marisa Mell (Frieda), Gérard Tichy (Matras), Howard Vernon (Le 'professeur'), Jean Lara (Pelletier),
André Cagnard (Gouferolles),
Léon Zitrone (Himself), José María Caffarel, Carlos Casaravilla, Antonio Casas, Álvaro de Luna, Fernando Guillén, Carlos Hurtado, Víctor Israel, José Manuel Martín
Country: Spain / France / Italy
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 92 min
Aka:Operation Double Cross
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German cinema was at its most inspired in the 1920s, strongly influenced by the expressionist movement, but it enjoyed a renaissance in the 1970s.
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At the time of the Nazi Occupation of France during WWII, the German-run company Continental produced some of the finest films made in France in the 1940s.
In the 1940s, the shadowy, skewed visual style of 1920s German expressionism was taken up by directors of American thrillers and psychological dramas, creating that distinctive film noir look.