Douglas Fairbanks Jr. is "Dr. John Marlowe", lauded by the largely unknown state of Vos...
State Secret
While working in England, an American surgeon Dr. John Marlowe is invited to Vosnia (a fictitious East-European country) to receive an award and demonstrate his life-saving surgery. Unwittingly caught in the middle of a dangerous and corrupt series of political events, Marlowe then becomes the object of a shoot-to-kill, vicious pursuit. Fleeing, he seeks help from an English-speaking actress, Lisa Robinson, and the two attempt to escape across the treacherous mountains of Vosnia.
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State Secret
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- Cast
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Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 11, 1950
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Thriller, Drama, Romance, Mystery
User Score
66%
Original Title
State Secret
Production Companies
London Films Productions, British Lion Films
Director
Sidney Gilliat
Description
While working in England, an American surgeon Dr. John Marlowe is invited to Vosnia (a fictitious East-European country) to receive an award and demonstrate his life-saving surgery. Unwittingly caught in the middle of a dangerous and corrupt series of political events, Marlowe then becomes the object of a shoot-to-kill, vicious pursuit. Fleeing, he seeks help from an English-speaking actress, Lisa Robinson, and the two attempt to escape across the treacherous mountains of Vosnia.