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To Catch a Spy

19571h 40mMaurice Labro

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The blueprints of an aeroplane built from an ultra-secret metal are stolen from national security. French secret service agent Walder believes that the documents are now in Switzerland, in the hands of a man named Lindbaum. The latter agrees to hand over the blueprints in return for a large sum of money. Another agent, Francis Coplan, is sent to Switzerland to handle the deal, but Lindbaum only has half of the documents because he was double-crossed by Kalpannen, an international crook. With the help of Heidi, a Swiss correspondent, Coplan sets out to identify the members of Kalpannen’s gang, only to find that they have all been murdered…

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What is To Catch a Spy (1957) about?

The blueprints of an aeroplane built from an ultra-secret metal are stolen from national security. French secret service agent Walder believes that the documents are now in Switzerland, in the hands of a man named Lindbaum. The latter agrees to hand over the blueprints in return for a large sum of money. Another agent, Francis Coplan, is sent to Switzerland to handle the deal, but Lindbaum only…

Who stars in To Catch a Spy?

To Catch a Spy stars Henri Vidal (Francis Coplan), Barbara Laage (Hiedi Effen), Jacques Dacqmine (Walder), Nicole Maurey (Diana Rossi), Lino Ventura (Bérès). The film was directed by Maurice Labro.

How long is To Catch a Spy?

To Catch a Spy has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1957.

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