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This is a recreation of a major world war ii allied espionage coup, an exciting, thrilling story in itself, which suffers from the authors occasionally melodramatic telling. Mar 24, 2015 theres no way out for americanraised swede eric erickson. The counterfeit traitor is a 1962 war film starring william holden, hugh griffith, and lilli palmer. Alexander klein, an author whose spy thriller the counterfeit traitor was made into a hollywood movie in 1962, died at his home in manhattan on aug. War simulation, planning, reign victorious by outsmarting. Dec 07, 2015 counterfeit college textbooks how to spot them december 7, 2015 at cash4books, we occasionally see customers unknowingly buy a counterfeit copy of a college textbook, and then unknowingly try to sell the book to us. Jul 23, 2019 holdens voiceover narration replaces the functional dialogue of the book, and seaton imparts a sense of realism with skillful playing by a talented cast.
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