The Deadly Affair main backdrop
The Deadly Affair main poster

The Deadly Affair

Visit website

6.2/10 • 90

1967-01-261h 55m

ThrillerMysteryDrama

From the author of "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold"

Charles Dobbs is a British secret agent investigating the apparent suicide of Foreign Office official Samuel Fennan. Dobbs suspects that Fennan's wife, Elsa, a survivor of a Nazi Germany extermination camp, might have some clues, but other officials want Dobbs to drop the case. So Dobbs hires a retiring inspector, Mendel, to quietly make inquiries. Dobbs isn't at all sure as there are a number of anomalies that simply can't be explained away. Dobbs is also having trouble at home with his errant wife, whom he very much loves, having frequent affairs. He's also pleased to see an old friend, Dieter Frey, who he recruited after the war. With the assistance of a colleague and a retired policeman, Dobbs tries to piece together just who is the spy and who in fact assassinated Fennan.

Directors
Sidney Lumet
Editors
Thelma Connell

Top Billed Cast

View Credits
  1. James Mason

    James Mason

    Charles Dobbs

  2. Simone Signoret

    Simone Signoret

    Elsa Fennan

  3. Maximilian Schell

    Maximilian Schell

    Dieter Frey

  4. Harriet Andersson

    Harriet Andersson

    Ann Dobbs

  5. Harry Andrews

    Harry Andrews

    Inspector Mendel

  6. Kenneth Haigh

    Kenneth Haigh

    Bill Appleby

  7. Roy Kinnear

    Roy Kinnear

    Adam Scarr

  8. Max Adrian

    Max Adrian

    Morton - Adviser

  9. Lynn Redgrave

    Lynn Redgrave

    Virgin Bumpus

Reviews0

We don't have any reviews for The Deadly Affair.

Media

  • The Deadly Affair poster
  • The Deadly Affair poster
  • The Deadly Affair poster
  • The Deadly Affair poster
  • The Deadly Affair poster
  • The Deadly Affair poster
  • The Deadly Affair poster

Recommendations

  • The Curse of the Jade Scorpion main backdrop

    The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

    6.6

  • Family Business main backdrop

    Family Business

    5.7

  • Winchester '73 main backdrop

    Winchester '73

    7.3

  • My Life as a Dog main backdrop

    My Life as a Dog

    7.2

  • The Anderson Tapes main backdrop

    The Anderson Tapes

    6.2

  • Death on the Nile main backdrop

    Death on the Nile

    6.4

  • Shazam! Fury of the Gods main backdrop

    Shazam! Fury of the Gods

    6.5

  • Parasite main backdrop

    Parasite

    8.5

  • Rear Window main backdrop

    Rear Window

    8.3

  • Oppenheimer main backdrop

    Oppenheimer

    8.1

  • Fight Club main backdrop

    Fight Club

    8.4

  • Zombieland main backdrop

    Zombieland

    7.3

  • Fantastic Mr. Fox main backdrop

    Fantastic Mr. Fox

    7.8

  • The Silence of the Lambs main backdrop

    The Silence of the Lambs

    8.3

  • Interstellar main backdrop

    Interstellar

    8.5

  • Grease main backdrop

    Grease

    7.4

  • La La Land main backdrop

    La La Land

    7.9

  • Big Fish main backdrop

    Big Fish

    7.8

  • The Thing main backdrop

    The Thing

    8.1

  • 1917 main backdrop

    1917

    8.0

Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
--
Revenue
--
Keywords
secret agent