Does The Deadly Affair end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Deadly Affair sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Deadly Affair easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Deadly Affair violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Deadly Affair scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Deadly Affair

Name: The Deadly Affair
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Drama
Released: 1967
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: James Mason, Simone Signoret, Maximilian Schell, Harriet Andersson, Harry Andrews

From the author of "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold"

Directed by Sidney Lumet

Produced by Sidney Lumet Film Productions, Columbia Pictures

1967115 min6.3 / 10

A cerebral Cold War espionage thriller built on suspicion and moral ambiguity, where a weary agent navigates professional betrayal and personal dissolution.

Charles Dobbs is a British secret agent investigating the apparent suicide of Foreign Office official Samuel Fennan. Dobbs suspects that Fennan's wife, Elsa, a survivor of a Nazi Germany extermination camp, might have some clues, but other officials want Dobbs to drop the case. So Dobbs hires a retiring inspector, Mendel, to quietly make inquiries. Dobbs isn't at all sure as there are a number of anomalies that simply can't be explained away. Dobbs is also having trouble at home with his errant wife, whom he very much loves, having frequent affairs. He's also pleased to see an old friend, Dieter Frey, who he recruited after the war. With the assistance of a colleague and a retired policeman, Dobbs tries to piece together just who is the spy and who in fact assassinated Fennan.

Clusters

Suspicion, Guilt, and Fractured Trust Betrayal By Insiders Complicity Under Pressure Spy & Conspiracy Thrillers

Genres

Thriller Mystery Drama

Keywords

Secret Agent

Questions people ask

Does The Deadly Affair end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is The Deadly Affair sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is The Deadly Affair easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Deadly Affair violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Deadly Affair scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.