Master Spy


1h 10m 1964

Brief Synopsis

Boris Turganev, a Russian physicist attending a conference in England, requests and is granted political asylum there. He is permitted to continue his research at Barfield, a British nuclear experimental laboratory, where he passes secret files to Paul Skelton, a wealthy local landowner. Leila, Turg...

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 1964
Premiere Information
New York opening: 19 Aug 1964
Production Company
Eternal Films
Distribution Company
Allied Artists
Country
United Kingdom
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "They Also Serve" by Gerald Anstruther and Paul White (publication undetermined).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 10m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White

Synopsis

Boris Turganev, a Russian physicist attending a conference in England, requests and is granted political asylum there. He is permitted to continue his research at Barfield, a British nuclear experimental laboratory, where he passes secret files to Paul Skelton, a wealthy local landowner. Leila, Turganev's assistant, has a narrow escape when she discovers that he and Skelton are spies, although Turganev is actually working for British Intelligence and is feeding false information to the traitorous Skelton. It is arranged for Turganev to be caught spying, stand trial, and be condemned in order to allay suspicion. A prison escape is engineered so that he can return to his own country and continue his espionage work there for the British government.

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 1964
Premiere Information
New York opening: 19 Aug 1964
Production Company
Eternal Films
Distribution Company
Allied Artists
Country
United Kingdom
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "They Also Serve" by Gerald Anstruther and Paul White (publication undetermined).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 10m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White

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Released in Great Britain in May 1963; running time: 74 min.