Counterspy is a 1953 British thriller film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Dermot Walsh, Hazel Court and Hermione Baddeley.[1][2][3] A mild mannered accountant (Dermot Walsh) comes into possession of secret papers that both the government and a spy ring are after. Alexander Gauge turns in a good performance as a villain rather in the mould of Sydney Greenstreet.[according to whom?]
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Directed by | Vernon Sewell |
Written by | Guy Elmes Gaston Lazare |
Based on | short story Criss Cross Code by Julian Symons |
Produced by | William H. Williams |
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Cinematography | A.T. Dinsdale |
Edited by | Geoffrey Muller |
Music by | Eric Spear |
Production company | Abtcon Pictures |
Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
TV Guide called it "A routine spy picture," and rated it two out of five stars.[3]
Films directed by Vernon Sewell | |
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