The Dirty Game
Cast & Crew
Terence Young
Henry Fonda
Robert Ryan
Vittorio Gassman
Annie Girardot
Bourvil
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The American intelligence chief in Europe, General Bruce, is ordered to meet his Russian counterpart on the East-West border in Germany to effect a prisoner exchange. En route he recalls three individual cases he supervised: The first involves an Italian scientist who has perfected a rocket fuel, which he does not want to fall into either American or Russian hands. Double agent Perego offers himself to the Russians as a kidnaping agent with a plan for removing the scientist from Italy by helicopter. Perego notifies the Italian authorities of his actions, however; and they, with the aid of American agents, are able to thwart the abduction and persuade the scientist of the good intentions of the United States. The second episode concerns an operation to prevent a Russian attack on two American submarines on maneuvers off the coast of Somaliland. A French underwater expert, Laland, defeats local enemy resistance and locates the underwater Russian base. The third incident involves an American undercover agent, Kourlov, who escapes from the Russians after 17 years of imprisonment with vital secrets intended for General Bruce. Kourlov reaches his rendezvous point a day early, and his hiding place is exposed through the treachery of Petchatkin, Berlin CIA chief. Though Kourlov is murdered, he succeeds in leaving a clue for General Bruce identifying Petchatkin as a traitor. ... As General Bruce meets with his Russian counterpart and they trade philosophical pleasantries during the exchange of prisoners, the American general comments that "War is a hell of a way to make a living."
Directors
Terence Young
Christian-jaque
Carlo Lizzani
Werner Klingler
Cast
Henry Fonda
Robert Ryan
Vittorio Gassman
Annie Girardot
Bourvil
Robert Hossein
Peter Van Eyck
Maria Grazia Buccella
Mario Adorf
Jacques Sernas
Georges Marchal
Wolfgang Lukschy
Louis Arbessier
Jacky Blanchot
Gabriel Gobin
Helmut Wildt
Violette Marceau
Gabriella Giorgelli
Nino Crisman
Oreste Palella
Renato Terra
Crew
Richard Angst
Philippe Bouvard
Christian-jaque
Ennio De Concini
Jo Eisinger
Raymond Gabutti
Peter Hahne
Richard Hellman
Jacques Laborie
Landau/unger Co.
Borys Lewin
Georges Mardiguian
Robert Mellin
Erico Menczer
Jean Mottet
Alan Osbiston
Pierre Petit
Jacques Remy
Gianfranco Reverberi
Eugène Tucherer
Oliver A. Unger
Heinrich Weidemann
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Notes
Filmed in West Germany, Africa, and Italy. Paris opening: June 1965 as Guerre secrète; running time: 120 min. Released in West Germany in August 1965 as Spione unter sich; running time: 113 min. Rome opening: caOct 1965 as La guerra segreta. Sources conflict on music credit. Only Italian sources include Euro International Films as production company. Role names in brackets refer to French release version.
