Traitor's Gate (1964)
- Original title
- Das Verrätertor
- Directed by
- Freddie Francis
- Genre
- heist film
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 16 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 group of criminals plots to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. They set their plan in motion while trying to stay ahead of the police.
suspensefultensecleverbreezylight-heartedschemingfast-paced
What happens
Traitor's Gate (German: Das Verrätertor) is a 1964 West German-British co-production of a black-and-white crime film directed by Freddie Francis and starring Albert Lieven, Gary Raymond, Catherine Schell and Klaus Kinski. It was made by Rialto Film using Hammer Films' Freddie Francis and screenwriter Jimmy Sangster updating the 1927 novel The Traitor's Gate by Edgar Wallace to the mid-1960s. The film features a group of criminals planning to steal the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom from the Tower of London. It was shot at Twickenham Studios and on location around London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Tony Inglis. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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