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Foreign Intrigue (1956)

Foreign Intrigue poster
Directed by
Sheldon Reynolds
Genre
film noir, thriller film, mystery film
Country
Sweden, United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A press agent learns that his wealthy employer had a secret past in Europe. He travels to Sweden and Austria to investigate, uncovering a web of blackmail and danger.

suspensefulmysteriousstylishglobe-trottingpost-warcooltenseintriguing

What happens

Foreign Intrigue is a 1956 American Eastmancolor film noir crime film starring Robert Mitchum. The film is written, produced and directed by Sheldon Reynolds, who had produced a television series called Foreign Intrigue in 1951. Foreign Intrigue was one of the first major Hollywood films to be based on a popular TV series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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