To Catch a Spy

To Catch a Spy

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 15, 1957

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Action

User Score

47%

Original Title

Action Immédiate

Production Companies

La Société Française de Cinematographie, Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont, Cinéphonic

Director

Maurice Labro

Description

The blueprints of an aeroplane built from an ultra-secret metal are stolen from national security. French secret service agent Walder believes that the documents are now in Switzerland, in the hands of a man named Lindbaum. The latter agrees to hand over the blueprints in return for a large sum of money. Another agent, Francis Coplan, is sent to Switzerland to handle the deal, but Lindbaum only has half of the documents because he was double-crossed by Kalpannen, an international crook. With the help of Heidi, a Swiss correspondent, Coplan sets out to identify the members of Kalpannen’s gang, only to find that they have all been murdered…