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Ring of Spies (also known as Ring of Treason) is a 1964 British spy film directed by Robert Tronson and starring Bernard Lee, William Sylvester and Margaret Tyzack. It is based on the real-life case of the Portland Spy Ring, whose activities prompted "Reds under the bed" scare stories in the British popular press in the early 1960s.
During the Cold War, a RN warrant officer stationed in the British Embassy in Warsaw leaks secrets to his Polish girlfriend who's a Soviet agent and after his transfer to a naval station in Britain he joins a Soviet spy ring.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Robert Tronson
- 1964-05-28
Jan 12, 2021 · The original trailer in high definition of Ring of Spies directed by Robert Tronson. Starring Bernard Lee, William Sylvester and Margaret Tyzack.Blu-ray (Net...
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Based on a true story, the film depicts the activities of a Soviet intelligence network in southern England from the late 1950s to 1961. See screen captures and uncredited now shots of the locations used in the film.
Based on the true story of the Portland Spy Ring trial, the film follows a Navy Clerk who sells secrets to Czech intelligence and his lover who helps him. Watch the trailer and learn more about the plot, cast and crew of this drama, crime and thriller movie.
Henry Houghton (Bernard Lee) is a navy clerk who loathes his work and feels that his life lacks luster. So when a secret agent (William Sylvester) asks him to steal military secrets in exchange ...
- Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
The film is based on the actual events of the Portland Spy Ring trial in the U.K. A disgruntled Navy Clerk is transferred to a secret research establishment and is subsequently black-mailed/paid by Czech intelligence to procure secrets for them.
