Other Titles • The Counterfeit Traitor • Verrat auf Befehl (1962)
Synopses for The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
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From the Back Cover There's no way out for American-raised Swede Eric Erickson. Either he becomes an Allied spy, or he faces a trumped-up charge of Nazi collaboration. "How does one get to be so cold-blooded?" Erickson snaps at the English agent blackmailing him. "Watching German planes bomb London helps enormously," is the reply.
William Holden portrays Erickson in this taut thriller that progresses from subterfuge to discovery and finally to breathless escape. The story, based on Alexander Klein's book, is true. And the use of European locations where the actual events transpired adds to the film's authenticity. From start to finish, "The Counterfeit Traitor" provides suspense and moral choices that can only come from real life.
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THE COUNTERFEIT TRAITOR reveals the shocking true story of Eric Erickson (William Holden), a Swedish-American businessman blackmailed by British Intelligence into posing as a Nazi sympathizer while actually spying for Allied forces. When his lover and fellow spy Mariana (Lilli Palmer) is discovered and murdered in front of him, Erickson must control his anger and act like he knew nothing of her political betrayal in order to return to freedom without being discovered himself. Holden is absolutely riveting in this suspenseful thriller that explores the personal toll of espionage and compromised morality against the colorful backdrops of Stockholm, Copenhagen, Hamburg, and Berlin.
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The stakes were never higher or more dangerous for Eric Erickson, an American businessman turned Swedish oil-trader. Erickson finds his life and fortunes held hostage when he's blackmailed by British agents and forced into the perilous arena of World War II espionage. Based on a true story and brilliantly played by William Holden, this taut, real-life spy thriller brings you to the frontline of World War II. Spectacularly filmed in Berlin, Hamburg, Stockholm and Copenhagen, The counterfeit Traitor transports you to the center of one of the world's greatest conflicts.
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