Stuffed with plot and counterplot, this unexceptional Second World War drama is based on the allegedly true exploits and autobiography of Eddie Chapman. Christopher Plummer plays Chapman, in jail on Jersey when the Nazis invade. He promptly secures a job in the Intelligence Service, leaving viewers to wonder if he's a traitor, a double agent or even a triple agent when it comes to secret codes, the V-2 rocket and the plot to assassinate Hitler. Plummer makes the most of his enigmatic character and he's joined by heavyweights like Yul Brynner as a German with a monocle and brutal accent, Trevor Howard as a Jerseyman through-and-through, and the stunningly beautiful Romy Schneider as the requisite countess.

Safecracker Eddie Chapman is languishing in prison on the island of Jersey when the Nazis arrive. An adept manipulator of situations, Chapman convinces the Germans to use him to spy on the British. And when the would-be traitor arrives home, he convinces the English to use him as a double agent -- in exchange for a full pardon.