Traitor's Gate (1964)

Director
Freddie Francis

Main cast
Albert Lieven; Gary Raymond; Margot Trooger; Catherine Schell; Eddi Arent

Genres
Crime

Description
A businessman organises a caper to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.


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