Night People

Night People

93 mins | Drama, Crime, Mystery | March 11, 1954

A US intelligence officer, stationed in Germany, is caught in a political dilemma when the Russians kidnap a young Army private, the son of prominent American businessman. In exchange for the soldier's return, the Russians attempt to barter a trade for an elderly German couple who they want for treason.

Night People

93 mins | Drama, Crime, Mystery | March 11, 1954

Night People
A US intelligence officer, stationed in Germany, is caught in a political dilemma when the Russians kidnap a young Army private, the son of prominent American businessman. In exchange for the soldier's return, the Russians attempt to barter a trade for an elderly German couple who they want for treason.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Night People
Directors Nunnally Johnson
Writers Jed Harris, W.R. Burnett, Tom Reed, Nunnally Johnson

Cast

Gregory Peck

as Col. Steve Van Dyke

Broderick Crawford

as Charles Leatherby

Anita Björk

as "Hoffy" Hoffmeir

Rita Gam

as Ricky Cates

Walter Abel

as Maj. R.A. Foster

Buddy Ebsen

as M/Sgt. Eddie McColloch

Max Showalter

as Frederick S. Hobart

Jill Esmond

as Frau Schindler / Rachel Cameron

Peter van Eyck

as Capt. Sergei "Petey" Petrochine

Marianne Koch

as Kathy Gerhardt

Ted Avery

as Cpl. John Leatherby

Hugh McDermott

as Maj. Burns

John Horsley

as Lt. Col. Stanways

Rodolfo Acosta

as Uncredited