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Diplomatic Courier

Diplomatic Courier

Number 1 target for 1,000 enemy agents... from Paris to Salzburg to Trieste..!

1952•1h 37m•6.2/10
MysteryThrillerDrama

Ratings

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6.2/10(23)

During the Cold War, diplomatic courier Mike Kells must retrieve a dispatch containing top-secret intelligence. But when he arrives at the meeting point, a train station in Salzburg, his contact turns up dead, and the message is nowhere to be found. With no clear suspect in sight, Kells must sort through his uncertain relationships with two women, while sidestepping the pitfalls of subterfuge, sabotage and spies in his search for the documents.

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Production

20th Century Fox

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Tyrone Power

Tyrone Power

Mike Kells

Patricia Neal

Patricia Neal

Joan Ross

Stephen McNally

Stephen McNally

Col. Cagle

Hildegard Knef

Hildegard Knef

Janine Betki

Karl Malden

Karl Malden

Sgt. Ernie Guelvada

James Millican

James Millican

Sam F. Carew

Stefan Schnabel

Stefan Schnabel

Rasumny Platov

Herbert Berghof

Herbert Berghof

Arnov

Arthur Blake

Maximilian

Helene Stanley

Helene Stanley

Airline Stewardess

Hugh Marlowe

Hugh Marlowe

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson

Russian Agent (uncredited)

E.G. Marshall

E.G. Marshall

Military Police Jeep Driver (uncredited)

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

Military Policeman at Trieste (uncredited)

Pat Hogan

Pat Hogan

Russian Agent (uncredited)

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