A Russian scientist working for the British is suspected of being a "plant", sent to monitor nuclear secrets on behalf of the communists.A Russian scientist working for the British is suspected of being a "plant", sent to monitor nuclear secrets on behalf of the communists.A Russian scientist working for the British is suspected of being a "plant", sent to monitor nuclear secrets on behalf of the communists.
- Man in Barfield Bar
- (uncredited)
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
- Police Inspector
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe last film of June Thorburn.
- GoofsIn the chess game played during the opening credits, the black king is moved into a check position in relation to the white queen but the game simply carries on.
- Quotes
Sir Gilbert Saunders: Professor, just why are you asking for asylum here?
Boris Turganev: My reasons are quite simple, Sir - I want to stay here and make England my home.
Sir Gilbert Saunders: That may be... but things aren't quite as easy as you seem to think. We can't take everybody just because they want to come. There's got to be some good reason. And so far, you haven't given one.
It's a dull little spy drama, going through all the less dramatic ways in which espionage is carried out; technically interesting, but the occasionally blaring score by Ken Thorne lets you know that something VERY DRAMATIC has just occurred. Still, it's an interesting role for Murray, his last on the big screen, as it is for Miss Thornburn. She might have made more movies, but she died in a plane crash in 1967.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Checkmate
- Filming locations
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK(studio: produced at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Boreham Wood, England)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1