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Hotel Reserve

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Wrongly accused of espionage after a photo lab technician and a French secret agent (Julien Mitchell) discover incriminating surveillance photos on his camera, Peter Vadassy (James Mason), an Austrian medical student on holiday on the French Riviera, returns to his room at the Hotel Reserve. Under threat of deportation, Vadassy launches an investigation into his fellow guests and struggles to unmask the spy who framed him in a place where suspicions abound and trust is a luxury he can't afford.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 10/30/2014
B-
The pic serves as a morale booster for the English public during wartime. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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04/13/2022 The greatest mystery/ thriller ever, LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All ages admitted. See more Frances H 05/22/2020 Not a great spy film--I'm sure the book was better--Eric Ambler usually is. See more 12/11/2012 Interesting spy thriller with James Mason and Herbert Lom. See more 09/27/2012 Mystery whodunnit with a decent pace in James Mason's desperate investigation to clear his name, although in reality it is a fairly simplistic to make studio production. See more 03/13/2012 good WWII spy tale from WWII See more Read all reviews
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Lance Comfort

Director

Max Greene

Director

Joseph Losey

Director

James Mason

Peter Vadassy

Lucie Mannheim

Mme Suzanne Koch

Herbert Lom

Andre Roux
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Synopsis Wrongly accused of espionage after a photo lab technician and a French secret agent (Julien Mitchell) discover incriminating surveillance photos on his camera, Peter Vadassy (James Mason), an Austrian medical student on holiday on the French Riviera, returns to his room at the Hotel Reserve. Under threat of deportation, Vadassy launches an investigation into his fellow guests and struggles to unmask the spy who framed him in a place where suspicions abound and trust is a luxury he can't afford.
Director
Lance Comfort, Max Greene, Joseph Losey
Producer
Victor Hanbury
Screenwriter
Eric Ambler, John Davenport
Production Co
Amalgamated Productions
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 19m