

The Devil's Agent
1962-09-01 · 77 min · ★ 6.7
Droste, a mild-mannered businessman, was an intelligence expert during World War II. When Droste runs into his old friend Baron Von Straub, the two rekindle a friendship that was interrupted by the war. However, when Von Straub asks Droste to deliver a small package to a friend in West Germany, the befuddled Droste is set up for a series of complicated spy games.
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- Directors
- John Paddy Carstairs
- Production companies
- Emmett Dalton Productions, Eichberg-Film, Bavaria-Filmkunst, CCC Filmkunst
- Countries
- Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Peter van EyckGeorg Droste
Marianne KochNora Gulden
Macdonald CareyMr. Smith
Christopher LeeBaron Ferdi von Staub
Billie WhitelawPiroska Maslov
Albert LievenInspector Huebling
David KnightFather Zombary
Marius GoringGeneral Greenhahn
Helen CherryCountess Carla Cosimano
Colin GordonCount Dezsepalvy
Niall MacGinnisPaul Vass
Eric PohlmannBloch
Peter VaughanChief of Hungarian Police
Michael BrennanHorvat
Jeremy BullochJohnny Droste
Christopher CassonHeadmaster (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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