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Ring of Spies

Not Rated Drama Crime Thriller

Starring: Bernard Lee, William Sylvester, Margaret Tyzack, David Kossoff, Nancy Nevinson

Writer: Peter Barnes, Frank Launder

Release Date:
March 23, 1964
Ratings:
6.9 / 10
Director:
Robert Tronson
Companies:
British Lion Films

Overview

The film is based on the actual events of the Portland Spy Ring trial in the U.K. A disgruntled Navy Clerk is transferred to a secret research establishment and is subsequently black-mailed/paid by Czech intelligence to procure secrets for them. He seduces the secretary who controls the most secret documents, and they enjoy the fruits of their treachery until the British authorities begin to close in on them.