The List of Adrian Messenger

The List of Adrian Messenger

The List of Adrian Messenger

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The List of Adrian Messenger

"The most bizarre murder mystery ever conceived!"

1963

1h 39m

6.6(88 votes)

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

Adrian Messenger, a famous writer, asks his friend Anthony Gethryn, a former British agent, to help him investigate the whereabouts of the people who appear on a list, without asking him the reason why he should do so.

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Cast & Crew

21 members

Acting

George C. Scott

Anthony Gethryn

George C. Scott

Acting

Kirk Douglas

George Brougham / Vicar Atlee / Mr. Pythian / Arthur Henderson

Kirk Douglas

Acting

Dana Wynter

Lady Jocelyn Bruttenholm

Dana Wynter

Acting

Clive Brook

Marquis of Gleneyre

Clive Brook

Acting

Gladys Cooper

Mrs. Karoudjian

Gladys Cooper

Acting

Herbert Marshall

Sir Wilfrid Lucas

Herbert Marshall

Acting

Jacques Roux

Raoul Le Borg

Jacques Roux

Acting

John Merivale

Adrian Messenger

John Merivale

Acting

Marcel Dalio

Max Karoudjian

Marcel Dalio

Acting

Bernard Archard

Pike

Bernard Archard

Writing

Tony Huston

Derek Bruttenholm

No Image

Acting

Ronald Long

Sir Robert Carstairs

Ronald Long

Acting

Tony Curtis

Organ Grinder

Tony Curtis

Acting

Burt Lancaster

Protester

Burt Lancaster

Acting

Robert Mitchum

Slattery

Robert Mitchum

Acting

Frank Sinatra

Gypsy

Frank Sinatra

Acting

Noel Purcell

Countryman (uncredited)

Noel Purcell

Acting

Richard Peel

Flood (uncredited)

No Image

Directing

John Huston

Lord Ashton (uncredited)

John Huston

Acting

Bernard Fox

Lynch (uncredited)

Bernard Fox

Acting

Anita Sharp-Bolster

Mrs. Slattery (uncredited)

Anita Sharp-Bolster

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