The Traitors (film)

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The Traitors
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U.S. half sheet poster
Directed by Robert Tronson
Written byJ. Levy
Jim O'Connolly
Produced byJim O'Connolly
Starring Patrick Allen
Jacqueline Ellis
James Maxwell
Cinematography Michael Reed
Edited byPeter Boita
Music by Johnny Douglas
Production
company
James O'Connolly Productions (as Ello)
Distributed by J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (UK) [1]
Release date
  • May 1962 (1962-05)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Traitors is a 1962 British thriller film directed by Robert Tronson and starring Patrick Allen, Jacqueline Ellis, Zena Walker and James Maxwell. [2] It was written by J. Levy and Jim O'Connolly.

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Plot

A British agent and an American from NATO co-operate in an attempt to smash a communist spy ring. Following the discovery of a top secret microfilm after a plane crash, the two become embroiled in a complex web of treachery and double agents, before finally bringing the enemy spies to justice.

Cast

Critical reception

Kine Weekly said: "Taut, skilfully-carpentered espionage melodrama. ... The picture eschews subtelty, but what it lacks in finesse it gains in robustness." [3]

Boxoffice said: "A minor British-made spy melodrama, completely lacking in marquee value, will satisfy undiscriminating moviegoers in supporting spot on neighborhood duals. ... The picture wastes little time on human interest details and, this coupled with the unfamiliar players, gives the film a documentary flavor." [4]

Leslie Halliwell said: "Commendable second feature with narrative virtues absent in most big films." [5]

Britmovie calls the film a "decent second-feature espionage drama." [6]

References

  1. ↑ Vagg, Stephen (20 July 2025). "Forgotten British Film Studios: The Rank Organisation, 1962". Filmink. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "The Traitors". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Traitors". Kine Weekly . 542 (2859): 19. 19 July 1962. ProQuest   2600918078.
  4. ↑ "The Traitors". Boxoffice . 83 (11): b11. 8 July 1963. ProQuest   1670962588.
  5. ↑ Halliwell, Leslie (1989). Halliwell's Film Guide (7th ed.). London: Paladin. p. 1047. ISBN   0586088946.
  6. ↑ "The Traitors 1962 | Britmovie | Home of British Films". www.britmovie.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014.
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