Secret of Stamboul (1936)
- Original title
- The Secret of Stamboul
- Directed by
- Andrew Marton
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A British agent works to stop a revolution in Istanbul. The story follows his efforts against a conspiratorial network.
suspensefuladventurousdatedbriskespionageplot-drivenstylizeddramatic
What happens
The Secret of Stamboul (also known as The Spy in White) is a 1936 British thriller film directed by Andrew Marton and starring Valerie Hobson, James Mason and Frank Vosper. It was written by Laslo Benedek, George A. Hill, Noel Langley, Andrew Marton, Richard Wainwright and Howard Irving Young, based from the 1935 novel The Eunuch of Stamboul by Dennis Wheatley. It was made at Shepperton Studios. The screenplay concerns a British agent who tries to thwart a revolution. After the success of The Spy in Black, also starring Valerie Hobson, the film was re-released as The Spy in White. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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