Diplomatic Passport (film)

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Diplomatic Passport
Directed byGene Martel
Written byPaul Tabori
Produced by Roy Rich
Burt Balaban
Starring Marsha Hunt
Paul Carpenter
Henry Oscar
Honor Blackman
Cinematography James Wilson
Edited by Max Benedict
Music by Eric Spear
Production
companies
Rich and Rich Productions
Distributed by Eros Films
Release date
  • 13 August 1954 (1954-08-13)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Diplomatic Passport is a 1954 British thriller film directed by Gene Martel and starring Marsha Hunt, Paul Carpenter, Henry Oscar and Honor Blackman. [1] The film stars Hollywood actress Marsha Hunt , [2] who was blacklisted during the McCarthyite era of the early 1950s. Like others in the same position, Hunt was obliged to seek work in the United Kingdom. [3] Produced as a second feature [4] it was made at MGM's Elstree Studios near London.

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An American diplomat and his wife arrive in London, and are soon involved in a series of confusing and sometimes frightening events. [5]

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