The Traitor

The Traitor

1957 · 88 min · ★ 7.6 · Drama, Mystery

One time members of a resistance group come together every year to remember their dead leader, betrayed to and executed by the Nazis. When it seems that they might finally know the name of the traitor - and that he or she comes from within their own unit - their annual gathering becomes a deadly trial...

Directed by Michael McCarthy · Written by Nicole Chavers Stratton

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