Traitor's Gate (film)

Traitor's Gate
Original British film poster
Directed by	Freddie Francis
Produced by	Ted Lloyd Horst Wendlandt
Written by	Jimmy Sangster Edgar Wallace (novel)
Starring	Albert Lieven Gary Raymond Klaus Kinski
Music by	Peter Thomas
Cinematography	Denys N. Coop Ray Hearne
Edited by	Oswald Hafenrichter
Production company	Rialto Film, Summit Film Productions Ltd.
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	18 December 1964 (1964-12-18)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	West Germany United Kingdom
Language	English, German

Traitor's Gate (German: Das Verrätertor) is a 1964 West German-British co-production of a black-and-white crime film directed by Freddie Francis and starring Albert Lieven and Gary Raymond.^[1] It was made by Rialto Film using Hammer Films' Freddie Francis and screenwriter Jimmy Sangster updating the 1927 novel The Traitor's Gate by Edgar Wallace to the mid-1960s. The film features a group of criminals planning to steal the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom from the Tower of London.

Cast

Albert Lieven - Trayne
Gary Raymond - Graham / Dick
Margot Trooger - Dinah
Catherine Schell - Hope Joyner
Eddi Arent - Hector
Klaus Kinski - Kane
Anthony James - John
Tim Barratt - Lloyd
Heinz Bernard - Martin
David Birks - Spider
Edward Underdown - Inspector Adams
Alec Ross - Sergeant Ross
Julie Mendez - Stripper
Peter Porteous - Kelly
Katy Wild - Mary
Harry Baird - Mate on Tramp Steamer
Joe Ritchie - News Vendor
Frank Sieman - Yeoman Warden Guide
Frank Forsyth - Chief Yeoman Warden
Caron Gardner - Blonde
Maurice Good - King
Robert Hunter - Captain
Marianne Stone - Cashier at Dandy Club
Hedger Wallace - Detective Sergeant Alexander
Beresford Williams - Warden

Reception

In Germany, the FSK gave the film a rating of "12 and up" and found it not appropriate for screenings on public holidays. It premiered on 18 December 1964.^[2]

References

↑ "New York Times: Traitor's Gate". NY Times. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
↑ "Filmportal: Das Verrätertor". Retrieved 17 November 2014.

External links

Traitor's Gate at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Freddie Francis

Two and Two Make Six (1962)
The Brain (1962)
Paranoiac (1963)
Nightmare (1964)
The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
Traitor's Gate (1964)
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
Hysteria (1965)
The Skull (1965)
The Psychopath (1966)
The Deadly Bees (1967)
They Came from Beyond Space (1967)
Torture Garden (1967)
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly (1970)
Trog (1970)
The Vampire Happening (1971)
Tales from the Crypt (1972)
The Creeping Flesh (1973)
Tales That Witness Madness (1973)
Son of Dracula (1974)
Craze (1974)
Legend of the Werewolf (1975)
The Ghoul (1975)
The Doctor and the Devils (1985)
Dark Tower (1987)

Edgar Wallace

Novels

The Four Just Men (1905)
Kate Plus Ten (1919)
The Crimson Circle (1922)
The Valley of Ghosts (1922)
The Clue of the New Pin (1923)
The Dark Eyes of London (1924)
The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder (1925)
The Terrible People (1926)
The Big Foot (1927)
The Forger (1927)
The Calendar (1930)
The Guv'nor and Other Short Stories (1932)

Plays

The Man Who Changed His Name (1928)

Screenplays

Adaptations

J. G. Reeder	Mr. Reeder in Room 13 (1938) The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939) The Missing People (1940)

The Four Just Men	The Four Just Men (1921 film) The Four Just Men (1939 film) The Four Just Men (1959 TV series)

Edgar Wallace Mysteries	Urge to Kill The Clue of the New Pin Never Back Losers The Sinister Man Solo for Sparrow We Shall See

Rialto Films	Der Frosch mit der Maske (1959) Der rote Kreis (1960) The Terrible People (1960) The Dead Eyes of London (1961) The Devil's Daffodil (1961) The Forger of London (1961) The Green Archer (1961) The Strange Countess (1961) The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (1962) The Door with Seven Locks (1962) The Inn on the River (1962) The Squeaker (1963) The Black Abbot (1963) The Indian Scarf (1963) The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964) The Traitor's Gate (1964) Neues vom Hexer (1965) Im Banne des Unheimlichen (1968)

Other	The Man Who Bought London (1916) The Green Terror (1919) Pallard the Punter (1919) The River of Stars (1921) The Crimson Circle (1922) The Diamond Man (1924) The Green Archer (1925 serial) (1925) The Terror (1928) Mark of the Frog (1928) The Forger (1928) The Terrible People (1928 serial) The Ringer (1928) The Man Who Changed His Name (1928) The Flying Squad (1929) Der rote Kreis (1929) The Clue of the New Pin (1929) The Yellow Mask (1930) The Ringer (1931) To Oblige a Lady (1931) The Calendar (1931) The Old Man (1931) The Squeaker (1931) The Flying Squad (1932) The Frightened Lady (1932) The Sorceror (1932) The Menace (1932) White Face (1932) The Jewel (1933) Before Dawn (1933) The Feathered Serpent (1934) The Green Pack (1934) Mystery Liner (1934) The Lad (1935) Sanders of the River (1935) Born to Gamble (1935) Chick (1936) Educated Evans (1936) The Crimson Circle (1936) Prison Breaker (1936) The Frog (1937) The Sqeaker (1937) The Gaunt Stranger (1938) Dangerous to Know (1938) Kate Plus Ten (1938) Thank Evans (1938) The Terror (1938) The Return of the Frog (1938) Flying Fifty-Five (1939) The Dark Eyes of London (1939) The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940) The Door with Seven Locks (1940) The Flying Squad (1940) The Green Archer (1940 serial) (1940) The Missing Million (1942) The Calendar (1948) The Ringer (1952) The Avenger (1960) Death Drums Along the River (1963) Coast of Skeletons (1964) Circus of Fear (1966) Five Golden Dragons (1967)

Family

Marriott Edgar (half-brother)

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