The Counterfeit Traitor

One of my favorite William Holden performances is in The Counterfeit Traitor where the plays an American born Swedish businessman who agrees to spy for British Intelligence after a bit of blackmail.The offer he can't refuse comes after Holden is... Full review

I don't get the lack of popularity of "The Counterfeit Traitor." It should be placed among the very best spy thrillers of the 1960s. This excellent production revolves around a real-life American-Swedish businessman (William Holden) who is forced to work... Full review

The picture captures the true feeling of the war and the heroic attempt of a few people to contribute to the destruction of a dictatorship.The line " you can read about a hundred atrocities, hear about a thousand, but you... Full review

Although unappealingly long - 140 minutes to be precise - The Counterfeit Traitor turns out to be an absorbing, disturbing and rather exciting wartime suspense film. It gives William Holden his second-best role of the '60s (surpassed only by his... Full review

Born in Brooklyn, Eric Erickson (William Holden) is a naturalized Swedish businessman neutral enough to deal with both the Germans and Allies, until he discovers his name on a published list of Nazi sympathizers...Shocked and angry, he soon discovers that... Full review

The beginning-the first third overall-is rather tedious ,with too much voice-over.No interesting character emerges and it essentially consists of William Holden's shuttling back and forth between Suede and Germany. One feels like calling it a day but wait....The second third... Full review

I started watching this movie because I like European locations and, in general, movies that were made in the early 1960s.After about 15 minutes into the movie, I was hooked. By the end of the movie, I decided this was... Full review

One of the great WWII intrigue films perhaps because it was done 20 years emotionally removed from that incredible war, where good and evil were so clearly delineated. The story again proves the Bard right in that truth is stranger... Full review

A pretty engrossing film based on a real character and true events. Holden is excellent, as is Lilli Palmer. A somewhat slow start, but picks up fairly quickly. The ending takes a tad long to unwind. Technicolor is so superior... Full review

I've seen this movie a few times and each time its gets better. William Holden plays a true life character who was a Swedish Oil executive who is blackmailed into becoming an agent for the Allies in Nazi Germany. Holden's... Full review

The Counterfeit Traitor hasn't a big budget but it was filmed in Sweden, Germany and Denmark with appropriately European actors. Seaton's script has good dialogue and handles the emotional end of the story well. ... Full Review