Traitors Gate (film)

Traitor's Gate (German: Das Verrätertor) is a 1964 West German-British co-production of a black-and-white crime film directed by Freddie Francis and starring Albert Lieven and Gary Raymond. It was made by Rialto Film using Hammer Films' Freddie Francis and screenwriter Jimmy Sangster updating the 1927 novel The Traitor's Gate by Edgar Wallace to the mid-1960s. The film features a group of criminals planning to steal the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom from the Tower of London.

Contents

• Cast
• Reception
• References

Cast

Albert Lieven as Trayne

Gary Raymond as Graham / Dick

Margot Trooger as Dinah

Catherine Schell as Hope Joyner

Eddi Arent as Hector

Klaus Kinski as Kane

Anthony James as John

Tim Barratt as Lloyd

Heinz Bernard as Martin

David Birks as Spider

Edward Underdown as Inspector Adams

Alec Ross as Sergeant Ross

Julie Mendez as Stripper

Peter Porteous as Kelly

Katy Wild as Mary

Harry Baird as Mate on Tramp Steamer

Joe Ritchie as News Vendor

Frank Sieman as Yeoman Warden Guide

Frank Forsyth as Chief Yeoman Warden

Caron Gardner as Blonde

Maurice Good as King

Robert Hunter as Captain

Marianne Stone as Cashier at Dandy Club

Hedger Wallace as Detective Sergeant Alexander

Beresford Williams as Warden

Reception

In Germany, the FSK gave the film a rating of "12 and up" and found it not appropriate for screenings on public holidays. It premiered on 18 December 1964.