ApprovedState Secret

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IMDB (863 votes)

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Play Time: 104 mins
Thriller, Drama, Romance, Mystery
State Secret

Overview:
While working in England, an American surgeon Dr. John Marlowe is invited to Vosnia (a fictitious East-European country) to receive an award and demonstrate his life-saving surgery. Unwittingly caught in the middle of a dangerous and corrupt series of political events, Marlowe then becomes the object of a shoot-to-kill, vicious pursuit. Fleeing, he seeks help from an English-speaking actress, Lisa Robinson, and the two attempt to escape across the treacherous mountains of Vosnia.

Status: Released (1950-09-11)
Awards:Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 nominations total
Screen:Sidney Gilliat, Roy Huggins
Productions: London Films Productions, British Lion Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Spoken Languages: English
State Secret
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Douglas Fairbanks Jr. is "Dr. John Marlowe", lauded by the largely unknown state of Vosnia after he develops an unique form of medical procedure. When he travels there to collect his gong, he finds himself amidst a plot in this totalitarian state to prolong the life of their leader " ....

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