A Masterpiece!

I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Skip it – This WWII espionage movie could have been much better. The plot, which is based on a true story, has so much potential, but it never delivers. Christopher Plummer plays a former bank robber and "safe-cracker" who, after being imprisoned, volunteers his skills to the Germans so that he can be released. But who is he really working for? Is he a double-agent, or possibly a triple-agent? After watching the movie, I still don't know the answer to that question. This movie doesn't flow well, and there seems to be holes in the plot. Yul Brynner plays a mysterious German officer who happens to be an anti-Nazi. While Brynner is great as usual, Plummer doesn't bring much on-screen chemistry. And the director, who also directed a few James Bond movies, tries too hard to make Plummer a "007" kind of character. The main problem is that this movie is just boring. Not enough action to make it worth the watch. 1.5 action rating

Disappointing 1966 film with Christopher Plummer as an imprisoned safe cracker who begins dealing in espionage and counter-espionage, respectively with Nazi Germany and England.Plummer is extremely cocky in the film and in certain scenes acts as if he is Captain Von Trapp of "The Sound of Music" fame the year before.Romy Schneider, a German operative, is given little to do here other than some bed scenes with Plummer. Goldfinger's Gert Frobe, a suspicious German officer, is relatively subdued here. Yul Brynner, as a major German officer, throws his weight around only to be victimized in the end in the plot to assassinate Hitler.The film can become confusing at certain intervals as you may not know whose allegiance Plummer really is for.The ending at the bar is contrived and really inane.

I enjoyed this movie. It's got all the right moves. Humor, drama, action scenes, unexpected twists, charming actors. There probably are holes in the story, but it's such a fun, fast-acting movie that I was too busy enjoying it to care. Christopher Plummer is the lead in this film, and he gets a chance to be more than charming. He's downright sexy. And then there's Yul Brynner in breeches and jack boots. Yowwwww! I had a good time watching this film. I have no idea if the uniforms, the planes, the story, or any of it, is accurate to the period. And I don't care. Christopher Plummer with his shirt undone. Demolition experts demonstrating how to detonate things with a mixture of sugar and saltpeter. The great Trevor Howard wearing the world's worst beard. Yul Brynner in jackboots. Just what a war movie ought to be. Triple Cross is available in a Region 2 DVD, but not, as of 1/21/12, in a Region 1. If it were available in Region 1 format, I would snap up a copy so I could watch it often. I hope Christopher Plummer's recent Golden Globe and possible Oscar nomination for "Beginners" might stimulate folks to put out more of his films on DVDs, especially on Region 1 DVDs.

This espionage-Flic based on fact concerns about astute safe-cracker named David Chapman(Christopher Plummer) who encounters himself working for both contenders in the 40s , as German secret service commanded by a baron(Yul Brynner) and a colonel(Get Frobe) and British military(led by Trevor Howard and Jess Hahn). Meanwhile he falls in love with a gorgeous resistance fighter(Claudine Auger) and a mysterious German countess(Romy Schneider). Chapman attempts to cheat both sides and play each other. The he's sent a dangerous mission and parachuted at England with objective to reconnaissance and factories sabotages. He's even decorated by General Von Runstedt(Marcel Journet).Based on real events starred by a real bank robber named Eddie Chapman, this film packs action, suspense, warlike feats and is quite entertaining. First rate main cast as Christopher Plummer as amoral but sympathetic double agent adding a bemusing touch , Yul Brynner as disillusioned German officer, a Von Stauffemberg-alike, and a splendid Get Frobe as cunning Colonel. Ample and stunning supporting cast with a magnificent Trevor Howard, and beautiful Claudine Auger and Romy Schneider, among others. Appear uncredited prestigious secondaries as Gordon Jackson, Howard Vernon,Bernard Fresson and Gordon Jackson. Colorful and evocative cinematography by Henry Alekan, Terence Young's usual cameraman(Mayerling,Poppies are also flowers). Enjoyable musical score by George Garvarentz in a James Bond style. The motion picture is regularly directed by Terence Young but contains some flaws and gaps, though tension at times, as well. The film was realized in his best period when he made the classic Bonds films(Dr No, From Russia with love and Thunderball). Rating : Acceptable and passable.