Ring of Spies

Ring of Spies

90 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | March 23, 1964

The film is based on the actual events of the Portland Spy Ring trial in the U.K. A disgruntled Navy Clerk is transferred to a secret research establishment and is subsequently black-mailed/paid by Czech intelligence to procure secrets for them. He seduces the secretary who controls the most secret documents, and they enjoy the fruits of their treachery until the British authorities begin to close in on them.

Ring of Spies

90 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | March 23, 1964

Ring of Spies
The film is based on the actual events of the Portland Spy Ring trial in the U.K. A disgruntled Navy Clerk is transferred to a secret research establishment and is subsequently black-mailed/paid by Czech intelligence to procure secrets for them. He seduces the secretary who controls the most secret documents, and they enjoy the fruits of their treachery until the British authorities begin to close in on them.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers British Lion Films, Triglav Film, Mark III Scope Productions
Original title Ring of Spies
Directors Derek Cracknell, Robert Tronson
Writers Peter Barnes, Frank Launder

Cast

Bernard Lee

as Henry Houghton

William Sylvester

as Gordon Lonsdale

Margaret Tyzack

as Elizabeth Gee

David Kossoff

as Peter Kroger

Nancy Nevinson

as Helen Kroger

Thorley Walters

as Cmdr. Winters

Gillian Lewis

as Marjorie Shaw

Newton Blick

as P.O. Meadows

Philip Latham

as Captain Ray

Cyril Chamberlain

as Anderson

Justine Lord

as Christina

Patrick Barr

as Captain Warner

Derek Francis

as Chief Supt. Croft

Hector Ross

as Supt. Woods

Paul Eddington

as Johnnie

Richard Marner

as Colonel Monat

Geoffrey Palmer

as Police Officer

George Pravda

as Secondary Supporting Role