The Devil's Agent

The Devil's Agent

Assignment - International Triple Cross!

1962 · 77 min · ★ 6.7 · Mystery, Drama

Droste, a mild-mannered businessman, was an intelligence expert during World War II. When Droste runs into his old friend Baron Von Straub, the two rekindle a friendship that was interrupted by the war. However, when Von Straub asks Droste to deliver a small package to a friend in West Germany, the befuddled Droste is set up for a series of complicated spy games.

Directed by John Paddy Carstairs · Written by Robert Westerby

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