Takes place in a fictional European country, with its own fictional language, which is distracting, especially when people like Jack Hawkins start mouthing it.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr is a doctor who operates on a foreign dignitary - when said dictator dies, Fairbanks can't be allowed to leave and tell anybody. But he flees and takes up with feisty showgirl Glynis Johns and shady entrepreneur Herbert Lom.
Earlier Launder-Gilliat coproduction Night Train to Munich also climaxes on a cable car. Just saying. Robert Krasker shot it, Thelma Myers edited, Guy Hamilton is assistant director, Ted Scaife camera operator, Gerry Fisher assistant.
The film doesn't credit where it was shot. I thought it might have been Italy, and it was.
Fairbanks had an interesting life. Highly decorated in the war, he mainly resided in England and often entertained the Queen and Prince Phillip!
Danny Green, Anton Diffring recognisable in small roles.
Not bad. Especially liked moment where doctor demands to see the patient he's operating on, and realises it's someone else!
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