Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Dr. John Marlowe
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Nov 29, 2023 · A famed American surgeon is decoyed to a middle European country to perform a life-saving operation on its dictator. When the leader dies anyway, he is replaced by a look-alike and the doctor is pursued by the secret police so that he can never reveal his knowledge of the dictator's death.
State Secret is a 1950 British drama thriller film directed by Sidney Gilliat and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Jack Hawkins, Glynis Johns, Olga Lowe and Herbert Lom.
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In post-WW2 Europe, when the dictator of a small police state dies during surgery, the operating surgeon, who's a visiting American doctor, is held captive in order to preserve the terrible state secret.
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- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Sidney Gilliat
- 1950-09-11
State Secret is a 1950 British drama thriller film directed by Sidney Gilliat and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Jack Hawkins, Glynis Johns, Olga Lowe and Herbert Lom. It was made at Isleworth Studios with Italian location shooting in Trento and the Dolomites .
In a Balkan country, intelligence head Col. Galcon (Jack Hawkins) forces vacationing eminent American brain surgeon John Marlowe (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.). to treat the nation's leader, who is...
- Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Jan 2, 2019 · In post-WW2 Europe, when the dictator of a small police state dies during surgery, the operating surgeon, who’s a visiting American doctor, is held captive in order to preserve the terrible state secret. Director: Sidney Gilliat.
