State Secret (1950)
Overview
While working in England, an American surgeon Dr. John Marlowe is invited to Vosnia (a fictitious East-European country) to receive an award and demonstrate his life-saving surgery. Unwittingly caught in the middle of a dangerous and corrupt series of political events, Marlowe then becomes the object of a shoot-to-kill, vicious pursuit. Fleeing, he seeks help from an English-speaking actress, Lisa Robinson, and the two attempt to escape across the treacherous mountains of Vosnia.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.69 |
Directed By
Sidney Gilliat
Crew
Robert Krasker
Thelma Myers
Wilfred Shingleton
Leslie Gilliat
Guy Hamilton
Michael Morris
Lee Doig
Paddy Arnold
Roy Huggins
Frank Launder
Sidney Gilliat
Sidney Gilliat
Edward Scaife
Sidney Gilliat
William Alwyn
Ivy Baker
Beatrice Dawson
Waleen Whitworth
John Hawkesworth
Kenneth McCallum Tait
Alan Allen
Gerry Fisher
Derek Armstrong
Muir Mathieson
Cyril Coke
TOP CAST
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Dr. John Marlowe
Glynis Johns
Lisa Robinson
Jack Hawkins
Colonel Galcon
Herbert Lom
Karl Theodor
Walter Rilla
General Niva
Karl Stepanek
Dr. Revo
Hans Olaf Moser
Sigrist
Guido Lorraine
Lieutenant Prachi
Robert Ayres
Arthur J. Buckman
Howard Douglas
Clubman
Martin Boddey
Clubman
Russell Waters
Clubman
Arthur Howard
Clubman
Carl Jaffe
Janovic Prada / Tugboat Captain
Gerard Heinz
Tomasi Bendel
Leonard Sachs
Dr. Poldoi
Leslie Linder
Andre
Leo Bieber
Man at Telephone Box
Nelly Arno
Barber Shop Manager
Paul Demel
Barber
Danny Green
Taxi Driver
Anton Diffring
State Police Officer at Theater
Olga Lowe
Baba 'Robinson'
Therese Van Kye
Teresa 'Robinson'
Peter Illing
Macco
Arthur Reynolds
Compere
Richard Molinas
Red Nose
Eric Pohlmann
Cable Car Conductor
Louis Wiechert
Christian
Gerik Schjelderup
Bartorek
Henrik Jacobsen
Mountain Soldier
Robert Cawdron
State Policeman
Alexis Chesnakov
Francks
Marianne Deeming
Sophie
Arsene Kirilloff
Vilnik
Richard Marner
Second Officer at Billin Police Headquarters
Pat Neal
Nursing Sister
Arthur Skinner
Man in Background
Gordon Tanner
Joe
Alessandro Tasca
State Radio Commentator
Joe Wadham
Man on Theatre Stage
Ian Wallace
Butler in Club
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