Movie Cosmos - State Secret

Description:

While working in England, an American surgeon Dr. John Marlowe is invited to Vosnia (a fictitious East-European country) to receive an award and demonstrate his life-saving surgery. Unwittingly caught in the middle of a dangerous and corrupt series of political events, Marlowe then becomes the object of a shoot-to-kill, vicious pursuit. Fleeing, he seeks help from an English-speaking actress, Lisa Robinson, and the two attempt to escape across the treacherous mountains of Vosnia.

Top Cast >

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

As Dr. John Marlowe

Glynis Johns

As Lisa Robinson

Jack Hawkins

As Colonel Galcon

Herbert Lom

As Karl Theodor

Walter Rilla

As General Niva

Karl Stepanek

As Dr. Revo

Hans Olaf Moser

As Sigrist

Guido Lorraine

As Lieutenant Prachi

Robert Ayres

As Arthur J. Buckman

Howard Douglas

As Clubman

Martin Boddey

As Clubman

Russell Waters

As Clubman

Arthur Howard

As Clubman

Carl Jaffe

As Janovic Prada / Tugboat Captain

Gerard Heinz

As Tomasi Bendel

Leonard Sachs

As Dr. Poldoi

Leslie Linder

As Andre

Leo Bieber

As Man at Telephone Box

Nelly Arno

As Barber Shop Manager

Paul Demel

As Barber

Danny Green

As Taxi Driver

Anton Diffring

As State Police Officer at Theater

Olga Lowe

As Baba 'Robinson'

Therese Van Kye

As Teresa 'Robinson'

Peter Illing

As Macco

Arthur Reynolds

As Compere

Richard Molinas

As Red Nose

Eric Pohlmann

As Cable Car Conductor

Louis Wiechert

As Christian

Gerik Schjelderup

As Bartorek

Henrik Jacobsen

As Mountain Soldier

Robert Cawdron

As State Policeman

Alexis Chesnakov

As Francks

Marianne Deeming

As Sophie

Arsene Kirilloff

As Vilnik

Richard Marner

As Second Officer at Billin Police Headquarters

Pat Neal

As Nursing Sister

Arthur Skinner

As Man in Background

Gordon Tanner

As Joe

Alessandro Tasca

As State Radio Commentator

Joe Wadham

As Man on Theatre Stage

Ian Wallace

As Butler in Club

Top Crew >

Sidney Gilliat

Director, Producer, Screenplay

Michael Morris

Makeup Artist

Paddy Arnold

Continuity

Wilfred Shingleton

Art Direction

Leslie Gilliat

Production Manager

Robert Krasker

Director of Photography

Lee Doig

Sound Editor

Frank Launder

Producer

Guy Hamilton

Assistant Director

Roy Huggins

Novel

Thelma Myers

Editor

Edward Scaife

Camera Operator

Beatrice Dawson

Costume Design

William Alwyn

Original Music Composer

Alan Allen

Sound Recordist

Ivy Baker

Costume Design

Kenneth McCallum Tait

Assistant Art Director

Gerry Fisher

Assistant Camera

Waleen Whitworth

Hairdresser

John Hawkesworth

Assistant Art Director

Muir Mathieson

Conductor

Cyril Coke

Producer's Assistant

Derek Armstrong

Assistant Editor

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (7/10)

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. is "Dr. John Marlowe", lauded by the largely unknown state of Vosnia after he develops an unique form of medical procedure. When he travels there to collect his gong, he finds himself amidst a plot in this totalitarian state to prolong the life of their leader "General Niva". Regardless of what happens, he cannot be left alive to tell a tale, and when this dawns on him, he must escape. Fortunately, he alights of Glynis Johns - an English speaking cabaret dancer and with the help of the suitably sleazy Herbert Lom, they make for the border with Jack Hawkins and his soldiers hot on their heals. I enjoyed this, at times it is a suspenseful drama with enough intrigue to sustain it as they face a few perils on their escapade to safety. There's a fun chemistry between the two stars and it builds nicely to an ending with a teeny, weeny twist. Well worth a watch.

2022-12-27