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Traitor's Gate (1964)
Director: Freddie Francis
Cast: Albert Lieven, Gary Raymond, Margot Trooger, Catherine Schell
Runtime87 min
Rating12
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A wealthy businessman schemes to steal the valuable Crown Jewels from the heavily guarded Tower of London, but many tricky factors await, including a doppelgänger and a vessel escape on the Thames.
Critical Reception & Ratings
Traitor's Gate is a 1964 British crime drama film directed by Freddie Francis. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with some praising its suspenseful plot and others finding it somewhat formulaic. The film does not appear to have received any major awards or nominations, and its current IMDb rating of 6.0/10 suggests moderate audience reception.
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Traitor's Gate 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.
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