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Synopsis
Based on a true story, 5 Fingers stars James Mason as a man known to his superiors only as Cicero. Ostensibly the valet of the British ambassador to Ankara during World War II, Cicero is actually a Nazi agent. He holds no particular political viewpoint: the Nazis offered the best price, so for the time being he is loyal to them. Falling in love with the beautiful Danielle Darrieux, Cicero uses her home as a contact point to meet his German associates. At great personal risk, Cicero secures secret British war files and smuggles them to the Germans; they find the information in the files too far-fetched to be taken seriously--and thus are caught unawares on the morning of the D-Day invasion. An ironic coda finds Cicero, setting himself up in luxury in Rio de Janeiro, double-crossed by both Darrieux and the Germans. What else can he do but laugh uproariously? 5 Fingers, based on the memoirs of the real-life "Cicero" L. C. Moyzisch, was adapted into a 1959 TV series, wherein the antihero was converted into a 100% good guy. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Ben A. Astar Siebert
Salvador Baguez Ship's Captain
Herbert Berghof Col. von Richter
Danielle Darrieux Anna
Antonio Filauri Italian Ambassador
Martin Garralaga Butler
Stuart Hall British Military Attache
Walter Hampden Sir Frederic
Lumsden Hare
Oscar Karlweis Moyzisch
Richard Loo Japanese Ambassador
Lester Matthews Under Secretary
Keith McConnell Johnson
Alberto Morin Butler
Leo Mostovoy Spectator
Nestor Paiva Turkish Ambassador
Roger Plowden MacFadden
Michael Rennie George Travers
Konstantin Shayne Proprietor
Marc Snow Banker
John Sutton Narrator
Ivan Triesault Steuben
Otto Waldis Pullman Porter
John Wengraf Von Papen
David Wolfe Da Costa
Lawrence Dobkin Santos
Stanley Logan MPs
James Mason Diello, aka "Cicero"
Michael Pate Morrison
Hannelore Axman Von Papen's Secretary
Eghiche Harout Man
Faith Kruger German Singer

Production Crew

George W. Davis Art Director
Lyle Wheeler Art Director
L.C. Moyzisch Book Author
Norbert F. Brodin Cinematographer
Bernard Herrmann Composer (Music Score)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz Director
James B. Clark Editor
Otto Lang Producer
Michael Wilson Screenwriter
Fred Sersen Special Effects
Year: 1952
Runtime: 108
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Spy Film

Produced by
20th Century Fox

Awards
1952 - Best Picture - National Board of Review