The fifth column (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The fifth column |
| Original title | Foreign intrigue |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1956 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Sheldon Reynolds |
| script |
Harold Jack Bloom Gene Levitt Sheldon Reynolds |
| production |
Nicole Millinaire John Padovano Sheldon Reynolds |
| music |
Charlie Norman Paul Durand |
| camera | Bertil Palmgren |
| cut | Lennart Wallén |
| occupation | |
| |
The fifth column (original title: Foreign Intrigue ) is an American feature film from 1956 directed by Sheldon Reynolds . The film describes the research into the causes of the extraordinary prosperity of a previously deceased in the immediate post-war period on the Riviera.
action
1953, a villa in Nice in the south of France: the aged Mr. Dunemore has a heart attack in his library. His private secretary Dave Bishop finds him in the last train of his life. After his death became known, various people specifically asked whether the deceased could say anything else. Finally, the secretary receives an inquiry from a Viennese notary who asks about the type of death and wants to make further conduct with regard to the documents handed over to him dependent on the answer.
Bishop travels to Vienna. The widow Dominique Dunemore, who had previously admitted her love to the secretary, also appears at the notary in Vienna. Based on the information received, Bishop feels compelled to continue his trip to Stockholm in order to conduct further research. His hoped-for interlocutor, who had met the dead man several times, has already passed away.
This informs him of his daughter, Brita, with whom he also goes into a liaison. The viewer learns what Bishop does not yet know: It is about blackmail. When called back to Vienna by telegram, it falls into the hands of several secret service agents. In any case, Spring, a paid, highly opportunistic informant of a blackmailed man, does not leave his side. The widow reappears in Vienna, who - knowing the background - wants to get Dave Bishop to her side; Brita also appears in Vienna. However, Bishop knows what to do.
music
The event is accompanied over long distances by a subtle, rhythmic soundtrack, which gives the atmosphere a tense, melancholy uniqueness.
criticism
The lexicon of international films ruled that the film was a "[good] acted psychological crime film" . Only the "tension construction" is "a bit confused [...]" .
Web links
- The fifth column in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The fifth column. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed May 15, 2013 .