| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Director Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Best Writing, Screenplay Michael Wilson | |||
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(VHS, Fox)
(Fox Movie Channel)
The eminently watchable James Mason portrays a servant to the British ambassador to Turkey. He exploits his access to the private chambers to photograph secret documents and sell them to the Germans for a huge profit, all in an effort to escape to Rio and live the good life. However, the Nazis don't trust him and the British are hot on his trail. A couple of plot twists towards the end can't overcome the fact that this is a long, talky spy drama that struggles to engage and is also dated.
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