''Interpol'' (known in the U.S. as ''Pickup Alley'') is a 1957 British

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crime

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shot in

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and starring

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Anita Ekberg Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (; 29 September 193111 January 2015) was a Swedish actress active in American and European films, known for her beauty and stunning figure. She became prominent in her iconic role as Sylvia in the Federico Fellini ...

, Trevor Howard,

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and Sid James. It concerns an

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effort to stamp out a major drug-smuggling cartel in numerous countries. Mature plays an American narcotics officer, with Howard as a drug baron. One review described the film as a "feeble thriller," although it praised Howard's performance. In the United States, the film was released as a

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with ''

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''.

Plot

Charles Sturgis is an

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agent on the trail of a drug-smuggling operation. The crazed criminal mastermind Frank McNally has strangled Sturgis' sister to death. Gina Broger is Frank's beautiful courier.

Cast

as Charles Sturgis *

as Gina Broger * Trevor Howard as Frank McNally *

as Amalio * Dorothy Alison as Helen * André Morell as Commissioner Breckner * Martin Benson as Captain Varolli * Eric Pohlmann as Etienne Fayala * Peter Illing as Captain Baris * Sydney Tafler as Curtis * Lionel Murton as Murphy * Danny Green as Second Bartender * Alec Mango as Salko * Sid James as Joe as First Bartender *

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as Guido Martinelli *

Harold Kasket Harold Kasket (26 July 1926 – 20 January 2002) was an English actor in theatre, films and later television from the 1940s. Kasket usually played Arabs or mainland European types in many films and TV programmes such as ''Maigret'', ''The Saint ...

as Kalish

Production

The film was produced by Warwick Productions, who had previously released ''

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'', also starring Victor Mature and Anita Ekberg. Michael Wilding was originally announced for the role later played by Trevor Howard. The story was based on the files of the

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. Filming began on 15 August 1956 and took place in New York, Paris, Rome, Genoa (Italy), Madrid, London and Athens.

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* * * * * 1957 films 1957 crime drama films Films shot at Associated British Studios Films directed by John Gilling Columbia Pictures films CinemaScope films British black-and-white films British crime drama films Films about the illegal drug trade Films scored by Richard Rodney Bennett Films set in Athens Films set in Lisbon Films set in Naples Films set in Rome British drama films 1950s English-language films 1950s British films {{crime-drama-film-stub

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