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

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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