Interpol
This Is A Picture About DOPE!
1957 | 92m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | John Gilling |
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| Writer: | John Paxton, A.J. Forrest |
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| Spurred on by the death of his drug-addicted sister at the hands of ruthless narcotics kingpin Frank McNally, U.S. drug enforcement agent Charles Sturgis embarks on an investigation that takes him from New York to London, Lisbon, Rome, Naples and finally Athens in pursuit of McNally's shapely associate, Gina Broger. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 02, 1957 |
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| Director: | John Gilling |
| Writer: | John Paxton, A.J. Forrest |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama |
| Keywords | film noir, drug dealing, dea agent |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, Warwick Film Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Victor Mature | Charles Sturgis |
| Anita Ekberg | Gina Broger |
| Trevor Howard | Frank McNally |
| Bonar Colleano | Amalio |
| Dorothy Alison | Helen |
| André Morell | Commissioner Breckner |
| Martin Benson | Captain Varolli |
| Eric Pohlmann | Etienne Fayala |
| Peter Illing | Capt. Baris |
| Sydney Tafler | Curtis |
| Lionel Murton | Murphy |
| Danny Green | Second Bartender |
| Alec Mango | Salko |
| Sidney James | Joe - First Bartender |
| Marne Maitland | Guido Martinelli |
| Harold Kasket | Kalish |
| Van Boolen | Luggage Clerk |
| Brian Nissen | Allison |
| Peter Elliott | Badek |
| Charles Lloyd Pack | English Tourist |
| Al Mulock | Interrogator |
| Alfred Burke | Vincent Cashling |
| Yana | Singer |
| Maurice Browning | Morphin Addict |
| Cyril Shaps | Warden |
| Paul Stassino | Customs Inspector |
| Gaylord Cavallaro | Amalio's Brother |
| Brian Wilde | Monk |
| Russell Waters | Company Man |
| Richard Molinas | Borgese |
| Wolfe Morris | Morgue Attendant |
| Arnold Diamond | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Umberto Fiz | Monello (uncredited) |
| Anthony John | Child (uncredited) |
| Murray Kash | Drug Courier at Docks (uncredited) |
| Betty McDowall | Drug Addict (uncredited) |
| April Olrich | Girl in Nightclub (uncredited) |
| Anthony Richmond | Child (uncredited) |
| Alfredo Rizzo | Abbata (uncredited) |
| Yvonne Romain | Girl in Nightclub (uncredited) |
| Kevin Stoney | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Hyma Beckley | Airline Passenger (uncredited) |
| Paul Beradi | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Jim Brady | Man in Police Car (uncredited) |
| Pauline Chamberlain | Woman at Bar (uncredited) |
| Paula Kyle | Hooker in Alley (uncredited) |
| Michael Peake | Thug Playing Cards (uncredited) |
| George Spence | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Philip Stewart | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Joe Wadham | Italian Policeman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Paxton | Screenplay |
| Richard Rodney Bennett | Original Music Composer |
| Richard Best | Editor |
| A.J. Forrest | Story |
| Muir Mathieson | Conductor |
| Cecil R. Foster Kemp | Production Supervisor |
| Paul Sheriff | Art Direction |
| Max Varnel | Second Unit Director |
| Stanley Pavey | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Alec Gibb | Assistant Director |
| Bluey Hill | Assistant Director |
| Kay Rawlings | Continuity |
| Olga Brook | Continuity |
| Skeets Kelly | Camera Operator |
| Harold Haysom | Camera Operator |
| Maurice Fowler | Assistant Art Director |
| Syd Cain | Assistant Art Director |
| John Cabrera | Location Manager |
| Norman Coggs | Sound Recordist |
| Len Shilton | Sound Recordist |
| Nora Roberts | Casting |
| Roy Ashton | Makeup Artist |
| Bill Griffiths | Hairdresser |
| Don Saunders | Sound Editor |
| John Gilling | Director |
| Ted Moore | Director of Photography |
| Elsa Fennell | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Barry Peters | First Assistant Editor |
| Theo Richmond | Unit Publicist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Phil C. Samuel | Associate Producer |
| Irving Allen | Producer |
| Albert R. Broccoli | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 646 | 674 |
This has got quite a field of recognisable talent, but the story is a bit thin. "Frank McNally" (Trevor Howard) is a ruthless drug dealer who makes a bit of a mockery of the efforts of Interpol to track him down. It's only when he kills the sister of US agent "Sturgis" (Victor Mature) that he finds ... a foe worthy of him. This fellow is much more determined, and quickly alights on the mule of the operation "Gina" (Anita Ekberg) trailing her all around Europe before finally honing in on his prey as “McNally” plots an huge job in New York. The format of the storyline takes a bit of a travelogue style and though that does give it some pace, it means we spend way too much time on planes, at airports and touring the sites rather than developing any characters of even a substantial plot. Neither Mature nor Howard really engage, Ekberg has practically no dialogue until the very end and the best effort comes from grifter Bonar Colleano's ("Amalio") who seems way more adept at tracking "McNally" than his policeman buddy. The ending is weak - it's more of a testament to the effectiveness of global policing and communications that it is to a thriller, and I felt the whole thing just lacked oomph.