7.9
The Third Man
1949
“On-the-spot realism!”
The Secret Ways (1961)
April 1, 19611h 52mEN
5.5
13 votes
Overview
Vienna, 1956. After Soviet tanks crush the Hungarian uprising, soldier-of-fortune Michael Reynolds is hired to help a threatened Hungarian scientist escape from Budapest.
Director
Phil KarlsonWriters
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English
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Production Companies
Heath ProductionsUniversal International Pictures
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User Reviews
CinemaSerf
6.0Richard Widmark was quite good in these wartime gun-for-hire stories. In this one, he features well as the slightly smug American "Reynolds" who is drafted in by the Hungarian resistance to try and smuggle a renowned scientist from Soviet-occupied territory to the safety of Vienna. Upon arrival - posing as a journalist - his best laid plans hit one pretty unexpected snag - the old fella "Jansci" (Walter Rilla) doesn't actually want to go. Luckily, the man's daughter "Julia" (Sonja Zieman) is on board but they are still going to have one heck of a job staying one step ahead of the suspicious au…
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