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The Deadly Affair (1967)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Charles Dobbs is a British secret agent investigating the apparent suicide of Foreign Office official Samuel Fennan. Dobbs suspects that Fennan's wife, Elsa, a survivor of a Nazi Germany extermination camp, might have some clues, but other officials want Dobbs to drop the case. So Dobbs hires a retiring inspector, Mendel, to quietly make inquiries. Dobbs isn't at all sure as there are a number of anomalies that simply can't be explained away. Dobbs is also having trouble at home with his errant wife, whom he very much loves, having frequent affairs. He's also pleased to see an old friend, Dieter Frey, who he recruited after the war. With the assistance of a colleague and a retired policeman, Dobbs tries to piece together just who is the spy and who in fact assassinated Fennan.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, psychological, exciting, enigmatic, neo noir, political, dark, slasher ...
Plot:
cold war, espionage, spy, private detective, office, working undercover, insomnia, secret agent, uncover truth, love affair, infidelity, danger, political corruption, undercover, whistleblower, nymphomania, politics, undercover agent, covert operation, secret service agent, cold war era, heroes, couples, sex addict, assassination attempt ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s
Place:
britain, england, london
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Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Story:
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Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
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Story:
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Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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