Foreign Intrigue (film)
Foreign Intrigue is a 1956 American Eastmancolor film noir crime film starring Robert Mitchum.[2] The film is written, produced and directed by Sheldon Reynolds, who had produced a television series called Foreign Intrigue in 1951.
| Foreign Intrigue | |
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 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Sheldon Reynolds |
| Produced by | Sheldon Reynolds |
| Written by | Sheldon Reynolds |
| Starring | Robert Mitchum Geneviève Page Ingrid Thulin Inga Tidblad |
| Music by | Paul Durand |
| Cinematography | Bertil Palmgren |
| Edited by | Lennart Wallen |
Production company | Sheldon Reynold Productions Mandeville Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1 million (US)[1] |
Foreign Intrigue was one of the first major Hollywood films to be based on a popular TV series.
Plot
Dave Bishop (Robert Mitchum) is a journalist paid by the wealthy Victor Danemore to create false press releases regarding Danemore's life. When Danemore dies suddenly of a heart attack, Bishop enters into a world of espionage and blackmail while uncovering Danemore's secret past - a past that was part of Nazi Germany's plan to conquer the world.
Cast
- Robert Mitchum as Dave Bishop
- Geneviève Page as Dominique Danemore
- Ingrid Thulin as Brita Lindquist
- Frédéric O'Brady as Jonathan Spring
- Eugene Deckers as Pierre Sandoz
- Inga Tidblad as Mrs. Lindquist
- Lauritz Falk as Jones
- Frederick Schrecker as Karl Mannheim
- Georges Hubert as Dr. Thibault
- Peter Copley as Brown
- Lily Kann as Blind Housekeeper
- Ralph Brown as Smith
- Milo Sperber as Sergeant Baum
- Jim Gérald as Cafe Owner
- Jean Galland as Victor Danemore
See also
References
- 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956', Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957
- Foreign Intrigue at the American Film Institute Catalog
External links
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