Review of Triple Cross

TRIPLE CROSS is a slightly unwieldy but generally workable WW2 thriller with a starring role for Christopher Plummer, hot off the success of THE SOUND OF MUSIC. The film is directed by Terence Young and has a bright and breezy feel to it which makes it feel like a Bond imitation, particularly in the early scenes of Plummer's womanising. However, it also happens to be based on a true story and sees Plummer's safebreaker recruited by the Nazis to work as a spy against the British; little do they know he's a double agent informing on them as well. Plummer feels a bit awkward as the lead, but a Euro-centric supporting cast keeps the interest high, with good turns for Jess Hahn (dubbed with a Yorkshire accent!), Howard Vernon, Claudine Auger, Gert Frobe, Romy Schneider, Trevor Howard, and the great Yul Brynner in an interesting role. The story is all over the place tonally, but interesting and unique enough to see you through until the end.