A british intelligence officer pressures a swedish oilman to spy on his nazi customers. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 07/06/2004 Starring: Hugh Griffith Charles Regnier Run time: 140 minutes Rating: Nr Director: George Seaton
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
A sprawling, satisfying WWII espionage thriller. William Holden's performance keeps it together:
Think of The Counterfeit Traitor as a sprawling but engrossing three-part espionage novel with a daunting number of pages to get through. If you're like me, you'll have a good time. In fact, I think The Counterfeit Traitor, even with all its subsections and all of its 240 minutes, is one of the best of the WWII sagas. The hero is an adult, and director-writer George Seaton treats the audience as adults, too. It's the story of Eric Erickson (William Holden), a Swede who is a successful oil trader.... more info
Twists and Turns:
This is an espionage movie that was is full of intrigue and danger from start to finish. Many other reviewers have covered the background for this movie so I will try to keep that portion short. An former Amerian businessman(William Holden) now holding Swedish citizenship is recruited to spy for the Allies during the Second World War. His business routinely takes him to Germany which makes him an invaluable resource for Allied Intelligence. German authorities are suspicious of the Swedish... more info
The Counterfeit Traitor:
Based on a true story, The Counterfeit Traitor takes place during WWII. William Holden portrays Eric Erickson, an American, who now resides in Sweden. Erickson has renounced his American citizenship, not for the reasons one might think; he renounced them because he moved to Sweden to do business & became a citizen there because it was the right thing to do. The problem he has stems from the fact that he's doing business with Nazi Germany. It's not that he's one of them, he's simply a business man doing... more info
For spy film lovers....:
A thouroughly enjoyable film, based on a true story! Tense and a bit grim.Lots of first rate supporting actors.
I really liked this movie.
The Big E.
