The Two-Headed Spy
Fantastic Exploits of the Master Spy of WWII
Genres
Overview
Wartime thriller with film noir elements based on a true story as written in A.P. Scotland's autobiography "The London Cage". The plot has greatly exaggerated the actual events of A.P. Scotland's experiences, including the addition of a fictional love interest.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
93 min
Release Date
1958-11-17
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
17
Vote Average
6.2
Jack Hawkins
Gen. Alex Schottland
Gia Scala
Lili Geyr
Erik Schumann
Lt. Reinisch
Alexander Knox
Gestapo Leader Müller
Felix Aylmer
Cornaz
Walter Hudd
Adm. Canaris
Edward Underdown
Kaltenbrunner
Laurence Naismith
Gen. Hauser
Geoffrey Bayldon
Dietz
Kenneth Griffith
Adolf Hitler
Robert Crewdson
1st Gestapo Agent
Michael Caine
Gestapo Agent
Harriette Johns
Karen Corscher
Martin Benson
Gen. Wagner
Victor Woolf
Pawnbroker
Richard Grey
Field Marshal Keitel
Ronald Hines
German Corporal
Donald Pleasence
Gen. Hardt
Martin Boddey
Gen. Optiz
Bernard Fox
Lieutenant
Deering Wells
Gen. Merkel
Nade Beall
Eva Fischer
Ian Colin
Col. Heitz
Peter Swanwick
Gen. Toppe
Desmond Roberts
Gen. Zeiss
Victor Fairley
Gen. Rupert
W. Thorp Deverreux
Gen. Kirche
Neil Hallett
Hitler's Guard (uncredited)
Victor Harrington
German General at Party (uncredited)
Peter Welch
Gestapo Major (uncredited)
John Dunbar
Doctor (uncredited)
Bart Allison
Orderly (uncredited)
John Brooking
Staff Officer (uncredited)
Clifford Earl
British Soldier (uncredited)
Norman Fisher
German General at Restaurant (uncredited)
Dudley Foster
Gestapo Agent (uncredited)
Patrick Halpin
German Officer at Party (uncredited)
Edward Malin
Orderly (uncredited)
John McLaren
Bit Part (uncredited)
Martin Sterndale
Bit Part (uncredited)
Johnny Wyne
German Officer at Restaurant (uncredited)
Sheree Winton
(uncredited)
6.4
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6.6
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.
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6.6
They Were Expendable
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6.8
Sink the Bismarck!
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7.2
Sahara
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6.9
Run Silent, Run Deep
The captain of a submarine sunk by the Japanese during WWII is finally given a chance to skipper another sub after a year of working a desk job. His singleminded determination for revenge against the destroyer that sunk his previous vessel puts his new crew in unneccessary danger.
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6.6
Across the Pacific
Rick Leland makes no secret of the fact he has no loyalty to his home country after he is court-martialed out of the army and boards a Japanese ship for the Orient in late 1941. But has Leland really been booted out, or is there some other motive for his getting close to fellow passenger Doctor Lorenz? Any motive for getting close to attractive traveler Alberta Marlow would however seem pretty obvious.
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5.9
Head in the Clouds
Gilda Bessé shares her Paris apartment with an Irish schoolteacher, Guy Malyon, and Mia, a refugee from Spain. As the world drifts toward war, Gilda defiantly pursues her hedonistic lifestyle and her burgeoning career as a photographer. But Guy and Mia feel impelled to join the fight against fascism, and the three friends are separated.
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6.8
Crime Story
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5.7
Swing Shift
In 1941 America, Kay and her husband are happy enough until he enlists after Pearl Harbor. Against his wishes, she takes a job at the local aircraft plant where she meets Hazel, the singer from across the way. The two soon become firm friends and with the other girls become increasingly expert workers. As the war drags on, Kay finally dates her trumpet-playing foreman and life gets more complicated.
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5.9
Horsemen
A recently widowed detective still grieving over his wife's death discovers a shocking connection between himself and the suspects in a serial killing spree linked to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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5.2
Gung Ho!
A true-life epic that revolves around an exclusive bataillon of the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, "Carlson's Raiders," whose assignment is to take control of a South Pacific island once possessed by the United States but now under Japanese command.
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6.1
Back to Bataan
An Army colonel leads a guerrilla campaign against the Japanese in the Philippines.
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7.2
Ride the Pink Horse
A con man tries to blackmail a Mexican gangster.
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6.8
Murder by Contract
Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer. His next target, a woman, is the most difficult.
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6.9
D.O.A.
Frank Bigelow is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hours before the lethal concoction kills him. Determined to find out who his murderer is, Frank, with the help of his assistant and girlfriend, Paula, begins to trace back over his last steps. As he frantically tries to unravel the mystery behind his own impending demise, his sleuthing leads him to a group of crooked businessmen and another murder.
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7.0
The Desperate Hours
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
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7.4
Gun Crazy
Bart Tare is an ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns, he meets a kindred spirit in sharpshooter Annie Starr and goes to work at a carnival. After upsetting the carnival owner who lusts after Starr, they both get fired. Soon, on Starr's behest, they embark on a crime spree for cash.
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6.3
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
In the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight from the Gestapo and brings him to England, where he quickly falls into the clutches of the evil Professor Moriarty.
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6.2
Who Dares Wins
When SAS Captain Peter Skellen is thrown out of the service for gross misconduct due to unnecessary violence and bullying, he is soon recruited by The People's Lobby, a fanatical group aiming to hold several US dignitaries hostage. But Skellen's dismissal is a front to enable him to get close to the terrorist group. Can he get close enough to stop the Lobby from creating an international incident?
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