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* [[invoked]]MagnificentBastard: Eric becomes this as he picks up some of the necessary tricks of an espionage agent, [[spoiler:in one case convincing a Gestapo agent in Sweden - who has been apparently taking bribes by cashing what he thought were legitimate gambling wins from the checks Eric wrote - that the Allies have no problem "burning" him to the Gestapo if Eric gets busted. The moment of awesome comes in Eric's parting shot: "You didn't honestly think I was ''that'' bad a bridge player, did you?"]]
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''The Counterfeit Traitor'' is a dramatized version of a book, which itself was a true story. In Stockholm in 1942, naturalized American-born Swede Eric Erickson finds out that he has been put on a US blacklist for "trading with the enemy". As he's faced with this unappetizing mark on his record, British Intelligence makes contact with him and promises him they will get his name off the list after the war so as to retroactively remove the black mark. He just has to do one teensy little thing first…
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''The Counterfeit Traitor'' is a 1962 American UsefulNotes/WorldWarII spy thriller film directed by George Seaton, starring Creator/WilliamHolden, Lilli Palmer, and Hugh Griffith. It is a dramatized version of a nonfiction book, which itself was based on a truestory. story.
In Stockholm in 1942, naturalized American-born Swede Eric Erickson (Holden) finds out that he has been put on aUS U.S. blacklist for "trading with the enemy". As he's faced with this unappetizing mark on his record, British Intelligence makes contact with him and promises him they will get his name off the list after the war so as to retroactively remove the black mark. He just has to do one teensy little thing first…
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''The Counterfeit Traitor'' is a 1962 American UsefulNotes/WorldWarII spy thriller film directed by George Seaton, starring Creator/WilliamHolden, Lilli Palmer, and Hugh Griffith. It is a dramatized version of a nonfiction book, which itself was based on a true
In Stockholm in 1942, naturalized American-born Swede Eric Erickson (Holden) finds out that he has been put on a
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** [[spoiler:Invoked when Eric's Jewish friend realizes Eric's behavior is probably not motivated out of genuine spite or malice; he writes a letter in which he tells Eric, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming "I shall consider our friendship only temporarily suspended"]].]]
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** [[spoiler:Invoked when Eric's Jewish friend realizes Eric's behavior is probably not motivated out of genuine spite or malice; he writes a letter in which he tells Eric, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming "I shall consider our friendship only temporarily suspended"]].]]
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In Stockholm in 1942, naturalized American-born Swede Eric Erickson finds out that he has been put on a US blacklist for "trading with the enemy". As he's faced with this unappetizing mark on his record, British Intelligence makes contact with him and promises him they will get his name off the list after the war so as to retroactively remove the black mark. He just has to do one teensy little thing first...
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''The Counterfeit Traitor'' is a dramatized version of a book, which itself was a true story. In Stockholm in 1942, naturalized American-born Swede Eric Erickson finds out that he has been put on a US blacklist for "trading with the enemy". As he's faced with this unappetizing mark on his record, British Intelligence makes contact with him and promises him they will get his name off the list after the war so as to retroactively remove the black mark. He just has to do one teensy little thing first...first…
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* TheChessmaster: Gilbert aka "Dallas". [[spoiler:By making sure Erickson knows he has a recording of their first little chat, he has his bases covered should Erickson balk at what he does. He also instructs Erickson on the general path to take in ingratiating himself to German officials.]]
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* TheChessmaster: Gilbert aka "Dallas". [[spoiler:By making sure Erickson knows he has a recording of their first little chat, he has his bases covered should Erickson balk at what he does. He also instructs Erickson on the general path to take in ingratiating himself to German officials.]]
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The film itself chronicles the transformation of Eric from amateur spy to a seasoned veteran, so in-universe, Eric becomes a MB.
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* MagnificentBastard: Eric becomes this as he picks up some of the necessary tricks of an espionage agent, [[spoiler:in one case convincing a Gestapo agent in Sweden - who has been apparently taking bribes by cashing what he thought were legitimate gambling wins from the checks Eric wrote - that the Allies have no problem "burning" him to the Gestapo if Eric gets busted. The moment of awesome comes in Eric's parting shot: "You didn't honestly think I was ''that'' bad a bridge player, did you?"]]
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* MagnificentBastard: [[invoked]]MagnificentBastard: Eric becomes this as he picks up some of the necessary tricks of an espionage agent, [[spoiler:in one case convincing a Gestapo agent in Sweden - who has been apparently taking bribes by cashing what he thought were legitimate gambling wins from the checks Eric wrote - that the Allies have no problem "burning" him to the Gestapo if Eric gets busted. The moment of awesome comes in Eric's parting shot: "You didn't honestly think I was ''that'' bad a bridge player, did you?"]]
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* FemmeFataleSpy: [[spoiler:Frau Marianne Moellendorf, to Eric's surprise, turns out to be the British agent in Berlin.]]
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* MataHari: [[spoiler:Frau Marianne Moellendorf, to Eric's surprise, turns out to be the British agent in Berlin.]]
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In Stockholm in 1942, naturalized American-born Swede Eric Erickson has been put on a US blacklist for "trading with the enemy". As he's faced with this unappetizing mark on his record, British Intelligence makes contact with him and promises him they will get his name off the list after the war so as to retroactively remove the black mark. He just has to do one teensy little thing first...
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In Stockholm in 1942, naturalized American-born Swede Eric Erickson finds out that he has been put on a US blacklist for "trading with the enemy". As he's faced with this unappetizing mark on his record, British Intelligence makes contact with him and promises him they will get his name off the list after the war so as to retroactively remove the black mark. He just has to do one teensy little thing first...
