Acclaimed playwright Dennis Potter's own thinly veiled political opinions are never far from the centre of this potently portrayed depiction of a former spy giving an interview to some journalists from the relative safety of his new Moscow home many years after his defection. "Harris" (John Le Mesurier) is a sorry state of a man, drinking heavily and living the life of a recluse embittered by his memories of…
Traitor (1971)
Western journalists visit Moscow to interview Adrian Harris, a former controller in British intelligence who was also a double agent for the USSR. Harris believes in both Communism and Englishness, believing himself to have betrayed his class, but not his country. The press find these beliefs incompatible, and want to find out why he became a ‘traitor’. Harris is plagued by anxieties over both his actions and his upper-class childhood, and drinks to a state of collapse
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John Le Mesurier
Adrian Harris
Jack Hedley
James
Diana Fairfax
Lady Emma
Jon Laurimore
Thomas
Lyndon Brook
Sir Arthur Harris
Richard Marner
Michaelov
Terence Bayler
Duty Clerk
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What is Traitor about?
Western journalists visit Moscow to interview Adrian Harris, a former controller in British intelligence who was also a double agent for the USSR. Harris believes in both Communism and Englishness, believing himself to have betrayed his class, but not his country. The press find…
When was Traitor released?
Traitor was released in 1971.
What genres does Traitor belong to?
Traitor is categorised as Drama, TV Movie.
Who stars in Traitor?
The cast of Traitor includes John Le Mesurier, Jack Hedley, Diana Fairfax, Jon Laurimore, Lyndon Brook.