• 1953
  • Approved
  • 1h 20m
The Fake

Summary On loan to the Tate Gallery in London, Da Vinci's 'Madonna and Child' is stolen and replaced with a fake but the American security expert working for Tate aims to recover the original painting and catch the culprits. View more details

  • 1953
  • Approved
  • 1h 20m

The Fake

Directed : Godfrey Grayson

Written : Patrick Kirwan Bridget Boland James Daplyn

Stars : Coleen Gray Hugh Williams Dennis O'Keefe Guy Middleton

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Details

Genres : Mystery Crime Drama Film-Noir

Release date : May 31, 1953

Countries of origin : United States United Kingdom

Official sites : Streaming on "Broken Trout" YouTube Channel

Language : English

Filming locations : Southall Studios, Southall, Middlesex, England, UK

Production companies : Pax Films

Summary On loan to the Tate Gallery in London, Da Vinci's 'Madonna and Child' is stolen and replaced with a fake but the American security expert working for Tate aims to recover the original painting and catch the culprits. View more details

Details

Genres : Mystery Crime Drama Film-Noir

Release date : May 31, 1953

Countries of origin : United States United Kingdom

Official sites : Streaming on "Broken Trout" YouTube Channel

Language : English

Filming locations : Southall Studios, Southall, Middlesex, England, UK

Production companies : Pax Films

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Dennis O'Keefe in The Fake (1953) Dennis O'Keefe in The Fake (1953) Dennis O'Keefe in The Fake (1953) Dennis O'Keefe in The Fake (1953) Coleen Gray and Dennis O'Keefe in The Fake (1953) Coleen Gray and Dennis O'Keefe in The Fake (1953) Coleen Gray and Dennis O'Keefe in The Fake (1953) Coleen Gray and Dennis O'Keefe in The Fake (1953)

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