Thriller set in the South of France just before the outbreak of the Second World War, starring James Mason. While on holiday at the Hotel Reserve, Austrian refugee Peter Vadassy is falsely accused of espionage by the French police. Threatened with deportation, he sets out to prove his innocence.
Set just before the Second World War, this subdued film is lifted by James Mason's performance as a "wronged man", in this case a refugee accused of being a spy. Based on the Eric Ambler novel Epitaph for a Spy, the plot has ample suspense and intrigue built in, but the movie only fitfully comes to life as Mason sets out discover who the real villain is among a cast that includes Herbert Lom and Patricia Medina.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Peter Vadassy | James Mason |
| Madame Suzanne Koche | Lucie Mannheim |
| Monsieur Robert Duclos | Raymond Lovell |
| Monsieur Beghin | Julien Mitchell |
| Miss Mary Skelton | Clare Hamilton |
| Herr Walter Vogel | Martin Miller |
| Monsieur André Roux | Herbert Lom |
| Herr Emil Schimler | Frederick Valk |
| The chemist | Ivor Barnard |
| Mr Warren Skelton | Valentine Dyall |
| Madame Odette Roux | Patricia Medina |
| Jacqueline | Patricia Hayes |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Victor Hanbury |
| Director | Lance Comfort |
| Director | Max Greene |
