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Scotland Yard Superintendent Cooper-Smith investigates the suspicious looking Emberday estate where the Emberday family and an order of nuns reside.

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Supt. Cooper-Smith
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Trudy Emberday
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Livia Emberday
James Culliford ...
Luke Emberday
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Sister General
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Hubert Hamlyn
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Sophie
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Dice
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Emil Clossen
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Sister Clare / Clare O'Connor
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Det. Thompson
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White Nun
Richardina Jackson ...
Black Nun
Yuri Borienko ...
Nailer
Conrad Monk ...
Pasco
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Guide
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Bank Manager
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Receptionist
Inigo Jackson ...
Ballistics Expert
Russell Waters ...
Sgt. Chivers
Tom Bowman ...
Security Guard
Carmen Dene ...
Photographic Model
Monika Dietrich ...
Photographic Model
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Photographic Model
Karen Young ...
Photographic Model
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Sir John (voice)
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Woman in Lobby (uncredited)
Maurice Connor ...
Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Peter Hannon ...
Security Guard (uncredited)
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Lady at Hotel (uncredited)
Harry Phipps ...
Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Peter Roy ...
Security Guard (uncredited)
Siegfried Schürenberg ...
Sir John - German Version (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Policeman in Warehouse (uncredited)
Hilary Wontner ...
Man at Hotel (uncredited)
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Passerby (uncredited)

Directed by

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Cyril Frankel

Written by

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Derry Quinn ... (screenplay) and
Stanley Munro ... (screenplay)
 
Derry Quinn ... (story)
 
Edgar Wallace ... (novel "Kate Plus Ten") (uncredited)

Produced by

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Brian Taylor ... producer
Ian Warren ... executive producer
Horst Wendlandt ... producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Peter Thomas

Cinematography by

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Harry Waxman ... director of photography

Editing by

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Oswald Hafenrichter

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Sebastian Wheen ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Lesley De Pettit ... (as Leslie Pettit)

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Roy Stannard

Set Decoration by

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Hazel Peiser

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Barbara Barnard ... hair stylist
Aldo Manganaro ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Robert Faloon ... production supervisor (as Robert J. Faloon)
Pat Morton ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Stuart Freeman ... assistant director
Alex Carver-Hill ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Stephen Andrews ... color coordinator
George Best ... construction manager
Hazel Peiser ... set dresser
Michael Guyett ... trainee scenic painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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David Bowen ... sound recordist
Pat Holmes ... dubbing editor

Special Effects by

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Ted Samuels ... special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Gerry Anstiss ... camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Stephen Andrews ... costume coordinator
Charles Guerin ... wardrobe
Dulcie Midwinter ... wardrobe (as Dollie Midwinter)

Script and Continuity Department

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Anne Deeley ... continuity

Additional Crew

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Wolfgang Kühnlenz ... production consultant (as Wolfgang Kuhnlenz)
Thomas Danneberg ... voice dubbing: James Culliford (uncredited)
Kurt Jaggberg ... voice dubbing: Hotelmanager (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

A Scotland Yard detective is investigating a string of robberies and a murder, and the information he uncovers leads him to the estate of a wealthy but strange English family, who share their mansion with a group of nuns. The detective comes to suspect that neither the family nor the nuns is quite what they seem to be. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com

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Taglines When you see this sign - RUN...RUN...RUN for your life! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Factor One (United Kingdom)
  • The Secret of the White Nun (West Germany)
  • Das Geheimnis der weißen Nonne (West Germany)
  • Le Signe du trigone (France)
  • La planque (France)
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Runtime
  • 88 min
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Budget DEM4,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Although mentioned in some German Edgar Wallace books, Terry-Thomas did not appear in this movie as "Thompson", neither in the original English nor in the German version of it. The role was played by Allan Cuthbertson. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in Mann und Maus (1998). See more »
Quotes [the simple-minded Luke has caught Sophie snooping on the estate's grounds]
Luke Emberday: Mommy, look what I've found. Isn't she pretty?
Livia Emberday: Yes, very pretty - but there's no time to play now. You can play with her later.
Luke Emberday: Oh, Mommy!
[two goons grab the screaming Sophie and drag her away]
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