Triple Cross

1967

2h 6m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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500+ Ratings

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Safecracker Eddie Chapman (Christopher Plummer) is languishing in prison on the island of Jersey when the Nazis arrive. An adept manipulator of situations, Chapman convinces the Germans to use him to spy on the British. And when the would-be traitor arrives home, he convinces the English to use him as a double agent -- in exchange for a full pardon. So begins the hair-raising true story of a professional thief turned self-sacrificing World War II patriot.

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This film has become a quick favorite of mine. Christopher Plummer is as dashing as ever. Yul Brenner is fantastic. A war film full of action and some sly humor.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Frances H

Not as good now as when I watched it when I was 16, but Yul Bryner and Christopher Plummer were both good actors and very good-looking!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/06/19

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Interesting, if confusing spy movie. A young Christopher Plummer

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/18

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Interesting if somewhat lifeless WWII espionage tale that's loosely based on a true story and has hints of James Bond. Christopher Plummer plays a British criminal who's caught pulling a heist in Nazi Germany. While in jail he convinces his captors that he could be a double agent and work for them. He's tasked with going back to England to blow up a British airplane factory (for a hefty payday and a pardon for past crimes) and does so by telling the British he'll work for them as a double agent if they let him blow up the airplane factory (for a hefty payday and a pardon for past crimes). Plummer then returns to German having accomplished his mission, looking to collect his payday, but the tide is turning against the Germans at this point and he may not be able to collect his payday and must soon choose sides. The most interesting part of the film is that it's never made clear where Plummer's true allegiances lie, which sets up a clever shot at the end of the film when he stares at himself in a mirror, highlighting the lack of clarity who we are really looking at. The film boasts a strong supporting cast that includes German love interest Romy Schneider, Yul Brynner as a monocle wearing Nazi, Trevor Howard as a MI6 agent, and even Bond alumni Gert "Goldfinger" Fröbe and Bond Girl Claudine Auger, Domino from "Thunderball." The film was directed by veteran Bond director Terence Young ("Dr. No," "From Russia With Love," and "Thunderball"). However, on the downside, Plumber is disappointingly uncharismatic in the lead. Also, as interesting of a story premise the film has, it lacked any real drama, either on an emotional level between Plummer and Schneider or with any sort of inner conflict over his changing allegiances, but also lacking with basic action or suspense with the factory bombing or the other espionage sequences, which all felt rather perfunctory and by the numbers. The film needed either more James Bond thrills or more "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold" drama. Instead, we're left with a bit of both and not enough of either. Still, the story and the cast are enough to carry the picture and make it worth watching.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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s r

I saw it for the cast despite the reviews. It tried to be Bond, but just came off between over the top and serious. Overall it was poorly directed and written. It was good to see such a good cast though. Putting Plummer and Schneider together wasn't bad.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Badly acted. Plummer seemed to be "off duty" on the set. Brynner good. Plot bizarre. Other "Germans" like cartoon characters.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Terence Young

Director

Christopher Plummer

Eddie Chapman

Yul Brynner

Baron Von Grunen

Romy Schneider

The Countess

Trevor Howard

Distinguished Civilian

Gert Fröbe

Colonel Steinhager

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

... This Christopher Plummer vehicle has aged into dark pulp perfection.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 30, 2023

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

A slow-paced, loosely plotted excursion into the Spy business. One or two competent performances struggle to its surface, tread water briefly and sink. It's hard to fix the blame.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 3, 2018

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Insipid and overlong biopic of a spy.

Rated: C

May 27, 2013

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Tony Mastroianni

Cleveland Press

In spite of these short comings, Triple Cross is an interesting study of a con man turned spy for his own profit.

Nov 20, 2003

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Synopsis

Safecracker Eddie Chapman (Christopher Plummer) is languishing in prison on the island of Jersey when the Nazis arrive. An adept manipulator of situations, Chapman convinces the Germans to use him to spy on the British. And when the would-be traitor arrives home, he convinces the English to use him as a double agent -- in exchange for a full pardon. So begins the hair-raising true story of a professional thief turned self-sacrificing World War II patriot.

Director: Terence Young
Screenwriter: René Hardy, William Marchant
Production Co: Warner Bros.
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2014
Runtime: 2h 6m

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