During WW2, convicted bank robber Eddie Chapman becomes a triple agent working for both the British and the Germans.During WW2, convicted bank robber Eddie Chapman becomes a triple agent working for both the British and the Germans.During WW2, convicted bank robber Eddie Chapman becomes a triple agent working for both the British and the Germans.
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- 1 nomination
- Colonel Steinhager
- (as Gert Froebe)
- Luftwaffe General
- (as Jean Rene Caussimon)
- Major Stillman
- (as Tony Dawson)
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Did you know
- TriviaGert Fröbe plays a man called "Steinhäger". In Germany Steinhäger is a alcoholic drink with a minimum of 38% ABV and is distilled in Steinhagen.
- GoofsNear the beginning of this film set in 1939 Christopher Plummer is reading a 1966 newspaper with the front page headline "New Concord Cost Shock"
- Quotes
Eddie Chapman: I want the German commandant!
Jersey Prison Warder: Oh, *that* again...!
Eddie Chapman: Yes, "that again"... and tell him that I *don't* like to be kept *waiting*!
Jersey Prison Warder: You're a cocky one!
Eddie Chapman: Look, if we don't push *ourselves*, no one else ever will! And let me tell you something: the more scared you are, *talk louder*! You'll get away with *murder*!
[shouting]
Eddie Chapman: Now go and tell the commandant I want to see him!
- ConnectionsReferenced in Terence Young: Bond Vivant (2000)
- SoundtracksTriple Cross Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by Georges Garvarentz
Performed by The Roland Shaw Orchestra directed by Roland Shaw
In Fact, it Doesn't Do Much of anything Except Disappoint. The Aloof Whimsical Tone is its Biggest Misstep. Christopher Plummer Plays a Real Life Double Agent Working for the Nazis and the Brits, but Mostly Working for Himself, Hence the Title.
The Film is Flat and Never at all Seems Real in any sense. It's Wartime Setting is Never Convincing. Plummer does OK adopting a Sarcastic, Winning Personality that Helps Him Con Everyone in Close Proximity, including the Charming of Women. The Film Makes Much of this Playboy Image, Probably a Nod to James Bond.
Yul Brynner just About Steals the Show as a Bespectacled Aristocratic Officer that Befriends Plummer. Gerte Frobe Adds some Intrigue as an X-Policeman, Now a Nazi Officer that has Suspicions about the British "Turncoat" from the Beginning.
Overall, Recommended for Fluffy Wartime Entertainment. But the Film Overall will Disappoint Serious Film Fans of the Subject, as it is Universally Panned for Not Living Up to its Potential. An Average Movie at Best and a Mishandled Mess at Worst.
- LeonLouisRicci
- Sep 13, 2015
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- Terence Young's Triple Cross
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- Runtime2 hours 20 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1