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The Devil's Agent
“Assignment - International Triple Cross!”
6.7 / 10• 1962• 1h 17m•NR• English
MysteryDrama
Storyline
Droste, a mild-mannered businessman, was an intelligence expert during World War II. When Droste runs into his old friend Baron Von Straub, the two rekindle a friendship that was interrupted by the war. However, when Von Straub asks Droste to deliver a small package to a friend in West Germany, the befuddled Droste is set up for a series of complicated spy games.
Cast & Crew
Peter van Eyck
Georg Droste
Lead
Marianne Koch
Nora Gulden
Macdonald Carey
Mr. Smith
Christopher Lee
Baron Ferdi von Staub
Billie Whitelaw
Piroska Maslov
Albert Lieven
Inspector Huebling
David Knight
Father Zombary
Marius Goring
General Greenhahn
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Paddy Carstairs's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Devil's Agent is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
