The Dirty Game

The Dirty Game

The world they rule is a world of shadows.

NR 1965 · 113 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, Thriller

A U.S. intelligence general recalls three Cold War cases of Soviet, French and Italian spies.

Directed by Terence Young · Written by Ennio De Concini

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Henry Fonda Dimitri Koulov
Robert Ryan General Bruce
Vittorio Gassman Perego / Ferrari
Annie Girardot Suzette / Monique
Peter van Eyck Petchatkin
Bourvil Lalande
Robert Hossein Dupont
Wolfgang Lukschy Russian General
Mario Adorf Callaghan
Jacques Sernas Glazov
Georges Marchal Serge
Klaus Kinski Russian Agent

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