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The File on Devlin
80%
Movie
1h 30m
AI Analysis
The File on Devlin (1969) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The File on Devlin (1969) — a movie tagged as Drama, Thriller, and TV Movie with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A young woman finds herself engulfed in Cold War intrigue when her father, a Nobel Prize-winning author, vanishes while travelling near the Russian border. Entrusted by her father with an unfinished book he was working on before his trip, the young woman becomes engaged in a power struggle over the material with her… Our models also surface themes such as family, power, and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~90 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The File on Devlin 80% (1 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
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from 1 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A young woman finds herself engulfed in Cold War intrigue when her father, a Nobel Prize-winning author, vanishes while travelling near the Russian border. Entrusted by her father with an unfinished book he was working on before his trip, the young woman becomes engaged in a power struggle over the material with her estranged stepmother. Suspiciously befriended by a journalist in the midst of the crisis, the young woman ultimately learns that no one is to be trusted - as her father's work is of interest to the intelligence departments of several countries.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1969-11-21
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- TMDB rating
- 8.0
- TMDB ID
- 827563
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What is The File on Devlin about?
A young woman finds herself engulfed in Cold War intrigue when her father, a Nobel Prize-winning author, vanishes while travelling near the Russian border. Entrusted by her father with an unfinishe... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The File on Devlin?
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How long is the movie The File on Devlin?
The official runtime for The File on Devlin is approximately 90 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Judith Anderson
Elizabeth Devlin

Elizabeth Ashley
Sally Devlin

David McCallum
Kenneth Canfield
- M
Mary Adams
The Maid
- B
Barry Cahill
The Sergeant
- A
Alan Caillou
The Police Inspector

Helmut Dantine
Hans Raedler

Gregory Gaye
The Soviet Ambassador
- L
Larry Gelbman
The Manservant

Lew Horn
The Intruder
- P
Peter Marland-Jones
Tichborne

Donald Moffat
John Heywood

Priscilla Morrill
Tatiana Kogan

Laurence Naismith
Lord Pomeroy
- C
Charles H. Radilak
Lancome
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