Hotel Reserve (1944)
- Directed by
- Victor Hanbury, Lance Comfort, Mutz Greenbaum
- Genre
- spy film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 19 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
An innocent man gets caught up in a spy ring on the French Riviera before World War Two. He must figure out who among the hotel guests is a traitor while trying to clear his own name.
suspensefultensemoodyintricateslow-pacedclassicwhodunit
What happens
Hotel Reserve is a 1944 British spy film starring James Mason as an innocent man caught up in pre-Second World War espionage. Other cast members include Lucie Mannheim, Raymond Lovell and Herbert Lom. It was based on Eric Ambler's 1938 novel Epitaph for a Spy. Unusually, it was both directed and produced by a trio: Lance Comfort, Mutz Greenbaum and Victor Hanbury. It was shot at Denham Studios with sets designed by the art director William C. Andrews. The film was produced and distributed by the British branch of RKO Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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