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The Counterfeit Traitor is a american film of genre Drama directed by George Seaton released in USA on 17 april 1962 with William Holden

The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)

The Counterfeit Traitor
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Released in USA 17 april 1962
Length 2h20
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    War,    Thriller,    Spy
Rating74% 3.742783.742783.742783.742783.74278

The Counterfeit Traitor is a 1962 war film starring William Holden, Hugh Griffith, and Lilli Palmer. Holden plays an American-born Swedish citizen who agrees 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.

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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.

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