5 Fingers
1952 · Movie · NR · 108 min · ★ 7.6 · 95% critics
In wartime Ankara, a trusted servant at the British Embassy secretly sells classified information to the Germans, chasing wealth and a new life. As suspicion grows and a risky partnership with a displaced aristocrat deepens, the scheme becomes a tense balancing act of deception, ambition, and survival.
Also known as Five Fingers
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Details
- Years
- 1952
- Release date
- 1952-02-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (102 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic WWII spy story built on schemes, close calls, and moral gray areas, like The Narrow Margin; Not for you if you prefer fast action or easy, background viewing.
Pros: gripping espionage premise; sharp dialogue; strong lead performance | Cons: slow stretches; romance slows momentum; needs close attention
Themes
- spy
- world war ii
- turkey
- counterfeit money
- 1940s
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1953 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1953 · nominated
Cast & crew
James Mason
as Ulysses Diello
Danielle Darrieux
as Condesa Anna Staviska
Michael Rennie
as Colin Travers
Walter Hampden
as Sir Frederic Taylor
Oskar Karlweis
as L. C. Moyzisch
Herbert Berghof
as Col. von Richter
John Wengraf
as Count Franz Von Papen
Ben Astar
as Siebert
- RP
Roger Plowden
as Keith Macfadden
- DA
Diane Adrian
as Singer on French Record (voice)
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz