Hide and Seek

1h 30m 1964

Brief Synopsis

A professor of astronomy helping on a missile development program. An old friend of his is a Russian chess champion. The Russian is working with shady businessman Marek and they plan to kidnap the professor and make it look as though he has defected to the Soviet Union.

Cast & Crew

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Cy Endfield

Director

Ian Carmichael

David Garrett

Janet Munro

Maggie

Curt Jurgens

Hubert Marek

George Pravda

Frank Melnicker

Kieron Moore

Paul

Film Details

Genre
Action
Adaptation
Crime
Thriller
Release Date
Feb 1964
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Spectrum Films
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Country
United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White

Synopsis

Professor David Garrett, a British scientist, meets Frank Melnicker, an old friend from behind the Iron Curtain, at an international chess tournament. They play a game of chess, and Garrett later sees Melnicker being whisked away by two men. Garrett then realizes that during their game Melnicker secretly revealed to him an address. Garrett visits the address and meets Maggie, whose business is selling information. Maggie informs him that Melnicker operates an escape route, and she insists on taking Garrett to Melnicker's place in Yorkshire. En route, they leap off a train to avoid two thugs and are aided by Wilkins, an eccentric who lives on a barge loaded with brandy and animals. Garrett is attacked later by a stranger who seemingly falls off a cliff during the ensuing struggle. A policeman then guides Garrett to his destination, a lonely cliff-top castle where he meets Marek, the head of the communist ring, who reveals his intention to make it appear as though Garrett voluntarily defected. Both Maggie and Melnicker appear to have been involved in the plot; but Maggie, who has fallen in love with Garrett, reappears and helps Garrett outwit Marek.

Director

Cy Endfield

Director

Cast

Ian Carmichael

David Garrett

Janet Munro

Maggie

Curt Jurgens

Hubert Marek

George Pravda

Frank Melnicker

Kieron Moore

Paul

Hugh Griffith

Wilkins

Derek Tansley

Chambers

James Houlihan

Leslie Crawford

Thugs

Esma Cannon

Tea lady

Kynaston Reeves

Hunter

Edward Chapman

McPherson

Fred Peisley

Cottrell

Cyril Cross

Monty Warren

Agents

John Boxer

Secretary at ministry

Robert Moore

Father at wedding

Brian Alexis

Groom

Barbara Roscoe

Bride

Barbara Cavan

Woman

Bill Cartwright

Delivery man

Sidney Vivian

Commissionaire

Michael Segal

Train guard

Lance Percival

Idiot

Tommy Godfrey

Drunken songwriter

Lynda Baron

Flying jacket

Julian Orchard

Pompous man

Donald Bisset

Stranger on platform

Judy Parfitt

Chauffeur

Cardew Robinson

Richard Butler

Crew

Albion Film Corp.

Presented By

Blanche Arden

Hairstylist

Andrew Campbell

Set Decoration

Hal E. Chester

Executive Producer

Thelma Connell

Film Editor

John Cox

Sound

Robert Foshko

Adaptation

Stuart Freeman

Assistant Director

Harold Greene

Story

Gary Hughes

Music

Cecil Mason

Sound Recording

Ted Mason

Dub Editor

Muir Mathieson

Music

Muirne Mathieson

Cont

John D. Merriman

Production Manager

George Provis

Art Director

Paul Rabiger

Makeup

Sinfonia Of London

Played by

David Stone

Screenwriter

Gilbert Taylor

Director of Photography

Wally Veevers

Special Effects

Film Details

Genre
Action
Adaptation
Crime
Thriller
Release Date
Feb 1964
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Spectrum Films
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Country
United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White

Quotes

Trivia

Notes

Released in Great Britain in June 1964.

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