The Traitors
U.S. half sheet poster
Directed by	Robert Tronson
Written by	J. Levy Jim O'Connolly
Produced by	Jim O'Connolly
Starring	Patrick Allen Jacqueline Ellis James Maxwell
Cinematography	Michael Reed
Edited by	Peter Boita
Music by	Johnny Douglas
Production company	James O'Connolly Productions (as Ello)
Distributed by	J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (UK)
Release date	May 1962
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Traitors is a 1962 British thriller film directed by Robert Tronson and starring Patrick Allen, Jacqueline Ellis, Zena Walker and James Maxwell.^[1]

Plot

A British agent and an American from NATO co-operate in an attempt to smash a communist spy ring. Following the discovery of a top secret microfilm after a plane crash, the two become embroiled in a complex web of treachery and double agents, before finally bringing the enemy spies to justice.

Cast

• Patrick Allen as John Lane
• Jacqueline Ellis as Mary
• James Maxwell as Ray Ellis
• Zena Walker as Annette Lane
• Ewan Roberts as Colonel Burlinson
• Jeffrey Segal as Dr Lindt
• Anne Padwick as Mrs Lindt
• Harold Goodwin as Edwards
• John Bown as Mason
• Sean Lynch as Porter
• Jack May as Burton
• Anton Rodgers as Curtis
• Mark Singleton as Venner

Critical reception

Kine Weekly said "Taut, skilfully-carpentered espionage melodrama. ... The picture eschews subtelty, but what it lacks in finesse it gains in robustness."^[2]

Boxoffice said "A minor British-made spy melodrama, completely lacking in marquee value, will satisfy undiscriminating moviegoers in supporting spot on neighbourhood duals. ... The picture wastes little time on human interest details and, this coupled with the unfamiliar players, gives the film a documenary flavor."^[3]

Leslie Halliwell said: "Commendable second feature with narrative virtues absent in most big films."^[4]

Britmovie calls the film a "decent second-feature espionage drama."^[5]