The Counterfeit Traitor
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| The Counterfeit Traitor | |
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| Directed by | George Seaton |
| Produced by | George Seaton William Perlberg |
| Written by | Alexander Klein (novel) Charles Grenzbach (story) George Seaton |
| Starring | William Holden Lilli Palmer Klaus Kinski Wolfgang Preiss |
| Release date(s) | April 17, 1962 |
| Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Counterfeit Traitor is a 1962 war film starring William Holden and Lilli Palmer. Holden plays an American-born Swedish citizen who agrees to spy on the Nazis in World War II. It was based on the book of the same name by Alexander Klein.[1]
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[edit] Plot
Erickson (Holden) is an American-born Swedish oil man. As the movie begins, he is pressured by British and American intelligence agents to spy for the Allies. Erickson begins his job reluctantly, but over time realizes it is the right thing to do.
He is influenced in making this moral decision by a religious German lady, played by Lilli Palmer, who gives him guidance on the meaning of life and right and wrong.
[edit] See also
- Eric Erickson, the real-life spy on whom the novel and film are based[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Alexander Klein, 83; Wrote Spy Thriller (obituary). New York Times (August 24, 2002). Retrieved on 2007-11-16.
