Rear Window
1954 · Thriller · Mystery
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Film / 1962
The Devil's Agent
Directed by
John Paddy Carstairs
Droste, a mild-mannered businessman, was an intelligence expert during World War II. When Droste runs into his old friend Baron Von Straub, the two rekindle a friendship that was interrupted by the war. However, when Von Straub asks Droste to deliver a small package to a friend in West Germany, the befuddled Droste is set up for a series of complicated spy games.
The story
Droste, a mild-mannered businessman, was an intelligence expert during World War II. When Droste runs into his old friend Baron Von Straub, the two rekindle a friendship that was interrupted by the war. However, when Von Straub asks Droste to deliver a small package to a friend in West Germany, the befuddled Droste is set up for a series of complicated spy games.
Cast
Peter van EyckGeorg Droste
Marianne KochNora Gulden
Macdonald CareyMr. Smith
Christopher LeeBaron Ferdi von Staub
Billie WhitelawPiroska Maslov
Albert LievenInspector Huebling
David KnightFather Zombary
Marius GoringGeneral Greenhahn
Helen CherryCountess Carla Cosimano
Colin GordonCount Dezsepalvy
Niall MacGinnisPaul Vass
Eric PohlmannBloch
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Peter VaughanChief of Hungarian Police
Michael BrennanHorvat
Jeremy BullochJohnny Droste
Bart BastableCattle Truck Driver (uncredited)
Charles ByrneVazlan (uncredited)
Christopher CassonHeadmaster (uncredited)
John CowleyFunnel-Shaped Man
Adrian CrononYoung Priest (uncredited)
Vincent DowlingFather Farcosc (uncredited)
Walter GotellDr. Ritter (uncredited)
Peadar LambMuller (uncredited)
Robert LeplerHead Waiter (uncredited)
Jeffrey O'KellySpy (uncredited)
Norman RodwayMachine Gunner at Border (uncredited)
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