The Counterfeit Traitor
The Counterfeit Traitor

The Counterfeit Traitor

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1962
2h 20m
6.4(50 votes)
War
Thriller
Drama

Overview

Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany.

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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast & Crew

40 members
Acting

William Holden

Eric Erickson

William Holden
Acting

Lilli Palmer

Ms. Marianne Möllendorf

Lilli Palmer
Acting

Hugh Griffith

Collins

Hugh Griffith
Acting

Carl Raddatz

Otto Holtz

Carl Raddatz
Acting

Ernst Schröder

Baron Gerhard von Oldenburg

Ernst Schröder
Acting

Charles Regnier

Wilhelm Kortner

Charles Regnier
Acting

Ingrid van Bergen

Hulda Windler

Ingrid van Bergen
Acting

Wolfgang Preiss

Colonel Nordoff

Wolfgang Preiss
Acting

Werner Peters

Bruno Ulrich

Werner Peters
Acting

Erica Beer

Klara Holtz

Erica Beer
Acting

Stefan Schnabel

Gestapo agent at funeral

Stefan Schnabel
Acting

Klaus Kinski

Kindler

Klaus Kinski
Acting

Erik Schumann

Nazi Gunboat Officer

Erik Schumann
Acting

Poul Reichhardt

Fishing Boat Skipper

Poul Reichhardt
Acting

John Wittig

Sven

John Wittig
Acting

Louis Miehe-Renard

Poul

Louis Miehe-Renard
Acting

Kai Holm

Gunnar

Kai Holm
Acting

Jens Østerholm

Lars

Jens Østerholm
Acting

Eva Dahlbeck

Ingrid Erickson

Eva Dahlbeck
Acting

Ulf Palme

Max Gumpel

Ulf Palme
Acting

Jørgen Krogh

Unknown Role

Jørgen Krogh
Acting

Helo Gutschwager

Hans Holtz (uncredited)

Helo Gutschwager
Acting

Jochen Blume

Dr. Jacob Karp (uncredited)

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Acting

Dirk Hansen

Lieutenant Nagler (uncredited)

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Acting

Günter Meisner

Priest (uncredited)

Günter Meisner
Acting

Phil Brown

Harold Murray (uncredited)

Phil Brown
Acting

Max Buchsbaum

Fischer (uncredited)

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Acting

Peter Capell

Unger (uncredited)

Peter Capell
Acting

Ejner Federspiel

Prof. Christiansen (uncredited)

Ejner Federspiel
Acting

Eva Fiebig

Ms. Hecker (uncredited)

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Holger Hagen

Carl Bradley (uncredited)

Holger Hagen
Acting

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Col. Erdmann (uncredited)

Reinhard Kolldehoff
Acting

Karl-Heinz Kreienbaum

Policeman at Gestapo H.O. (uncredited)

Karl-Heinz Kreienbaum
Acting

Bendt Rothe

Mögens (uncredited)

Bendt Rothe
Acting

Albert Rueprecht

Capt. Barlach (uncredited)

Albert Rueprecht
Acting

Friedrich Schütter

German Passport Official (uncredited)

Friedrich Schütter
Acting

Gottfried Kramer

German Passport Official (uncredited)

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Ulrich Matschoss

Bespectacled Suspect at Gestapo H.O. (uncredited)

Ulrich Matschoss
Acting

Horst-Dieter Sievers

Bespectacled Suspect at Gestapo H.O. (uncredited)

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Werner Van Deeg

Oil Refinery Manager (uncredited)

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