"Patriotism has been known to have its vicious side."

1967

2h 28m

6.8(165 votes)

Thriller

Mystery

War

Crime

Overview

A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects, two of whom are also involved in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.

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Cast & Crew

80 members

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Peter O'Toole

General Tanz

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Omar Sharif

Major Grau

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Tom Courtenay

Corporal Hartmann

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Donald Pleasence

General Kahlenberge

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Joanna Pettet

Ulrike

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Philippe Noiret

Inspector Morand

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Charles Gray

General von Seidlitz-Gabler

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Coral Browne

Eleanore von Seidlitz-Gabler

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John Gregson

Colonel Sandauer

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Nigel Stock

Otto

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Juliette Gréco

Juliette

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Yves Brainville

Liesowski

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Raymond Gérôme

Colonel

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Nicole Courcel

Raymonde

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Véronique Vendell

Monique

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Charles Millot

Wionczek

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Patrick Allen

Colonel Mannheim

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Gordon Jackson

Captain Engel

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Christopher Plummer

Field Marshal Rommel

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Sacha Pitoëff

Doctor

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Pierre Mondy

Kopatski

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Eléonore Hirt

Melanie

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Jenny Orléans

Otto's Wife

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Gérard Buhr

Von Stauffenberg

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Michael Goodliffe

Hauser

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Bogusz Bilewski

German Soldier (uncredited)

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Janusz Bukowski

German Soldier (uncredited)

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Damian Damięcki

Polish Partisan (uncredited)

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Maciej Damięcki

Fidgeting Prisoner (uncredited)

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Jan Englert

Partisan jumping out the Window (uncredited)

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Stefan Friedmann

Polish Partisan (uncredited)

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Teodor Gendera

Soldier (uncredited)

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Mieczysław Kalenik

Officer (uncredited)

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Jan Kociniak

General Tanz's Orderly (uncredited)

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Konrad Morawski

Andrzej's Father (uncredited)

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Józef Nalberczak

Polish Policeman (uncredited)

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Stanisław Niwiński

German Officer in Warsaw (uncredited)

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Jerzy Radwan

Grenade Policeman (uncredited)

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Maciej Rayzacher

Fidgeting Prisoner (uncredited)

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Grzegorz Roman

Boy receiving a Sandwich from Tanz (uncredited)

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Barbara Sołtysik

Polish Partisan (uncredited)

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Mieczysław Stoor

German Wochenschau Reporter (uncredited)

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Andrzej Zaorski

German Radiotelegraphist (uncredited)

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Howard Vernon

Murder Suspect (uncredited)

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Harry Andrews

General Stulpnagel (uncredited)

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Jackie Blanchot

Hamburg Suspect (uncredited)

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Guy Bonnafoux

German Officer at Hitler's HQ (uncredited)

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Philippe Castelli

French Forensic Physician (uncredited)

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Adrien Cayla-Legrand

Plotting German Officer (uncredited)

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Jacques Chevalier

Barman at Paradis Bar (uncredited)

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Georges Claisse

Rommel's Orderly (uncredited)

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Henri Coutet

Waiter in Café (uncredited)

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Valentine Dyall

German Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

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Robert Favart

Employee at Airport (uncredited)

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Martine Ferrière

The Polish Woman (uncredited)

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Wolf Frees

German Officer at Raymonde's Apartment (uncredited)

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Crew

Alan Harris

German Soldier (uncredited)

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René Lefèvre-Bel

(uncredited)

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Jean Gold

(uncredited)

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Roger Lumont

Wine Butler (uncredited)

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Jacques Marbeuf

(uncredited)

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Olivier Mathot

(uncredited)

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Gaston Meunier

Man at Anniversary (uncredited)

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Hans Meyer

Wehrmacht Adjutant (uncredited)

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Donald O'Brien

Plotting German Officer (uncredited)

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Jean Ozenne

General Dietrich (uncredited)

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Paul Pavel

Hamburg Suspect (uncredited)

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Raymond Pierson

German Officer (uncredited)

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Robert Rietti

Driver (voice) (uncredited)

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Alain Roche

(uncredited)

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Mac Ronay

Tanz's Driver (uncredited)

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Claude Salez

Plotting German Officer (uncredited)

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Jacques Seiler

Maître d'hôtel (uncredited)

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Sabine Sun

Hamburg Prostitute (uncredited)

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Maurice Teynac

General (uncredited)

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Pierre Tornade

Orderly (uncredited)

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César Torres

Spanish Laborer (uncredited)

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François Valorbe

Plotting German Officer (uncredited)

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Hans Verner

German Officer (uncredited)

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Nicolas Vogel

Plotting German Officer (uncredited)

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