Plot:

The year is 1914 and Richard Hannay, Mining Engineer who is visiting Britain for a short time before returning to South Africa, is shocked when one of his neighbours, Colonel Scudder, bursts into his rooms one night and tells him a story that Prussian 'sleeper' agents are planning to pre-start World War I by murdering a visiting foreign minister. However, Scudder is murdered and Hannay is framed for the death by the 'sleepers'. Fleeing to Scotland Hannay attempts to clear his name and to stop the agents with the aid of Alex Mackenzie but not only is he is chased by Chief Supt Lomas for Scudder's death but by the agents who are headed by Appleton who has managed to hide himself in a high-placed position in the British Government...

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Actors - Crew

Robert Powell
Richard Hannay

David Warner
Sir Edmund Appleton

Eric Porter
Chief Superintendent Lomas

Karen Dotrice
Alex Mackenzie

John Mills
Scudder

George Baker
Sir Walter Bullivant

Don Sharp
Director

Michael Robson
Screenplay

Colin Skeaping
Stunt Coordinator

John Buchan
Novel

Ed Welch
Music

John Coquillon
Director of Photography

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