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Rough Shoot

Rough Shoot

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Rough Shoot

"Hits The Adventure Bullseye!"

1953

1h 28m

6.7(6 votes)

Crime

Thriller

Overview

An American military officer and his wife move to a cottage in what they think is the peaceful English countryside, only to discover the area is a hotbed of spies and secret agents.

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10 featured cast members

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Joel McCrea

Joel McCrea

Lt. Col. Robert Taine

Evelyn Keyes

Evelyn Keyes

Cecily

Herbert Lom

Herbert Lom

Sandorski

Roland Culver

Roland Culver

Randall

Marius Goring

Marius Goring

Hiart

Frank Lawton

Frank Lawton

Hassingham

Patricia Laffan

Patricia Laffan

Magda

Cyril Raymond

Cyril Raymond

Cartwright

Karl Stepanek

Karl Stepanek

Diss

David Hurst

David Hurst

Lex

Creative team

Directed by: Robert Parrish
Written by: Eric Ambler
Produced by: Raymond Stross

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