Courrier diplomatique (Diplomatic Courier) is an American film realized by Henry Hathaway, release in 1952.

♦ Synopsis :

During the Cold War, Mike Kells, who works for the delivery of diplomatic couriers for the US government, is sent to the sensitive area of Trieste, where he intends to avenge the death of one of his friends. Unfortunately, he finds himself quickly embarked on an espionage affair to retrieve a document that this friend must give him

♦ Specification sheet :

Title original : Diplomatic Courier
Title french : Courrier diplomatique
Realization : Henry Hathaway, assisted by Gerd Oswald (not credited)
Scenario : Casey Robinson, Liam O'Brien, according to the novel Sinister Errand of Peter Cheyney
Direction artistic : Lyle Wheeler, John DeCuir
Decoration : Thomas Little, Stuart Reiss
Suits : Elois Jenssen
Photography : Lucien Ballard
Sound : W. D. Flick, Roger Heman
Editing : James B. Clark
Music : Sol Kaplan
Production : Casey Robinson
Society of production : Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Country of origin : États-Unis
Language original : English
Format : black and white — 35 mm — 1,37:1 — sound Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Genre : spying
Duration : 97 minutes
Date of exit : États-Unis, 13 june 1952 ; French, 13 february 1953

♦ Distribution :

Tyrone Power : Mike Kells
Patricia Neal : Joan Ross
Stephen McNally : Colonel Mark Cagle
Hildegarde Neff : Janine Betki
Karl Malden : Sergeant Ernie Guelvada
James Millican : Sam Carew
Stefan Schnabel : Rasumny Platov (Louis de Funès)
Arthur Blake : Maximillian
Helene Stanley : the stewardess
Herbert Berghof : Arnov
Lee Marvin : the sergeant of the military police
Charles Bronson : a killer