Betrayed

Betrayed (1954)

M-G-M filmed the mystery of the year in Holland!

When the Dutch resistance brings in Carla Van Oven to spy on the Nazis, Col. Pieter Deventer initially suspects she could be a double agent. Van Oven eventually convinces Deventer of her character, and when she is sent into occupied territory, she joins up with a rebel leader known as "The Scarf". As the resistance endures severe losses and their missions fail, Deventer starts to wonder whose side Van Oven is fighting on.

Date of release
1954-09-07
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (24)
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
Drama, Romance, War
Director
Gottfried Reinhardt

Casting

Interesting facts

Betrayed is a 1954 American Eastmancolor war drama film starring Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Victor Mature, and Louis Calhern. Directed by Gottfried Reinhardt, the film's screenplay was by Ronald Millar and George Froeschel, its musical score was by Walter Goehr and Bronislau Kaper, and cinematography was by Freddie Young. The picture, Gable's last for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, was filmed on location in the Netherlands and England, and was based on the story of turncoat Dutch resistance leader Christiaan Lindemans, also known as "King Kong". The supporting cast features O. E. Hasse, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Ian Carmichael, Niall MacGinnis, and Theodore Bikel.

Production

The film was initially titled as The True and the Brave, with Kirk Douglas mentioned as a possible star. Richard Widmark was at one time considered for the part played by Victor Mature. Ava Gardner was to play the female lead, but was eventually replaced by Lana Turner.

Filming took place in late 1953 and early 1954, on location in Holland and England. Some shooting took place around Maastricht in Limburg. The interiors were shot at MGM's Elstree Studios near London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Junge.

It was the final film Gable made for MGM under his contract, which ended in March 1954. He worked as an independent for the remainder of his career. His next two films were released by 20th Century Fox.

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