Conspirator (1949 film)

Conspirator
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVictor Saville
Written bySally Benson
Gerard Fairlie
Screenplay bySally Benson
Based onConspirator
1948 novel
by Humphrey Slater
Produced byArthur Hornblow Jr.
Starring
CinematographyFreddie Young
Edited byFrank Clarke
Music byJohn Wooldridge
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's Inc.
Release dates
  • 9 December 1949 (1949-12-09) (UK)
  • 24 March 1950 (1950-03-24) (USA)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,832,000
Box office$1,591,000

Conspirator is a 1949 British film noir, suspense, espionage, and thriller film directed by Victor Saville and starring Robert Taylor and Elizabeth Taylor. Based on the 1948 novel Conspirator by Humphrey Slater, the film is about a beautiful 18-year-old American woman who meets and falls in love with one of a British Guards, an officer who turns out to be a spy for the Soviet Union. After they are married, she discovers his true identity and forces him to choose between his marriage and his ideology. When his Soviet handlers order him to murder his young American wife, he is faced with the ultimate choice. The film was made for distribution by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.