5 Fingers (1952)

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The true story of the most fabulous spy of all time!

During WWII, the valet to the British Ambassador to Ankara sells British secrets to the Germans while trying to romance a refugee Polish countess.

• Released: 1952-02-22
• Genres: Thriller, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 48m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 109 votes

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

Top cast

• James Mason as Ulysses Diello
• Danielle Darrieux as Condesa Anna Staviska
• Michael Rennie as Colin Travers
• Walter Hampden as Sir Frederic Taylor
• Oskar Karlweis as L. C. Moyzisch
• Herbert Berghof as Col. von Richter
• John Wengraf as Count Franz Von Papen
• Ben Astar as Siebert
• Roger Plowden as Keith Macfadden
• Diane Adrian as Singer on French Record (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch 5 Fingers

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube

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