The Counterfeit Traitor
The Counterfeit Traitor is a 1962 espionage thriller film starring William Holden, Hugh Griffith, and Lilli Palmer. Holden plays an American-born Swedish citizen who is forced to spy on the Nazis in World War II. It was based on a nonfiction book of the same name by Alexander Klein. The film was directed by George Seaton.
Plot
Erickson (Holden) is an American-born Swedish oil man who is pressured by Allied intelligence agents, led by a British agent (Griffith), to spy for the Allies. Erickson begins his job reluctantly, as it causes marital discord and forces him to pose as a Nazi. He agrees because otherwise his business would be destroyed by the Allies, but over time, realizes it is the right thing to do. Besides, Griffith recorded the meeting,
More details
| author | George Seaton |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Denmark |
| director | George Seaton |
| events | World War II |
| genre | drama thriller |
| keywords | eric erickson erickson intelligence agent marital discord meaning of life meet sea voyage the meaning of life |
| musicBy | Alfred Newman |
| producer | William Perlberg |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| recordedAt | Berlin |
| theme | spy |