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63% Critic Match
The Clouded Yellow
“Tense, exciting, unusual !”
6.3 / 10• 1950• 1h 35m•NR• English
MysteryThriller
Storyline
After leaving the British Secret Service, David Somers finds work catalouging butterflies at the country house of Nicholas and Jess Fenton. After the murder of a local gamekeeper, suspicion falls on their niece, Sophie Malraux. Somers helps Sophie to escape arrest and they go on the run together.
Cast & Crew
Jean Simmons
Sophie Malraux
Lead
Trevor Howard
Maj. David Somers
Sonia Dresdel
Jess Fenton
Barry Jones
Nicholas Fenton
Kenneth More
Willy Shepley
Geoffrey Keen
Police Inspector
André Morell
Secret Service Chief Chubb (as Andre Morell)
Michael Brennan
Police Superintendent
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ralph Thomas's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Clouded Yellow is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
