Sorry, this movie sucks

Absolutely Fantastic

Absolutely brilliant

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

a film who can be discovered as an admirable work. for the precise image of Cold War spirit. for the web-story. and for courageous option for cast members. a film who reminds more than an action subject. it is charming, mysterious and well made. it is a special embroidery of relations and choices, not perfect but interesting to discover an another Tyron Power. it has sensuality and explores the each detail in an inspired manner. and, sure, it represents vehicle for many memories . a thriller in old great style who can not be reduced at artistic value. the atmosphere, the small things who creates it are precious. and the remarkable cast. because, like each war, it could be a film about present reality.

As my summary suggests, I was taken aback by H. Neff's moving portrayal as the double agent in post-war Trieste. No gussied-up over emoting from her, just honest, gut-wrenching outpouring of uncontrived emotion delivered with articulation and intensity. When watching her explain herself to Mr. Power and others, I actually felt she must have been an agent in real life at some point. Those tears she shed while she delivered her rationale for her actions were the genuine type, not some Hollywood "tear-squirting" job. Why she never became a more sought-after actor, I'll never know. Maybe she was a little too deep and maybe too foreign for the superficially driven 1950's Hollywood system. Also impressive was Patricia Neal's interpretation of her femme fatale role.Also, I'll take exception to those who criticized T. Power's role. As I see it, he excelled in his performance as a world-weary, cynical Cold War courier. What do people expect? A rerun as a younger, pseudo-swashbuckling Caribbean pirate? I for one am glad he took a less glamorous and more substantive role such as this.On a somewhat sentimental note, it was nice to see some cameo-ish work from Lee Marvin, Michael Ansara and Chuck Buchinski (Bronson!) before their careers took off in the ensuing years. It made the film more fun to watch!

Tyrone Power had charm. Not much here. He tried hard, in movies like "Nightmare Alley." Not here.Hildegard Knef is the real female lead. I must admit that I found her somewhat uninteresting. Believable in the role: yes, certainly. But she has little screen presence, at least here.Patricia Neal is a superb actress and exciting personality. Hollywood didn't seem to know how to use her. She was in some good movies (including "Hud" and "The Hasty Heart." She was in some not so good movies but thrilling in them; and I am thinking, yes, of "The Fountainhead." Here she has a rather small part and she seems miscast. Additionally, in one scene, she wears a truly hideous hat and is filmed from the most unflattering angle possible. Could this have been intentional? If not, somehow a beautiful woman was made, for five or ten minutes, to look like a complete frump.

I was visiting Trieste and Salzburg at the exact time of the movie. The background for the movie was authentic.The Kelly part kept reminding me of Bogart and how much better he would have played it. Also, too much dialogue between Neff and Power. Pat Neal is much too attractive to be spurned by the much too kindly Power. My wife fell asleep, but I stuck it out to the unrealistic final scenes. Out the train window, roll down a steep hill only to land in each others arms so that Power could say that this was the first time I have noticed you. I would have said,"Are you hurt?"