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When a Nobel Prize-winning author vanishes while travelling near the Russian border his daughter finds herself entrusted with the unfinished book he was working on before his trip. She subsequently become embroiled in a power struggle over the material with her estranged stepmother. Suspiciously befriended by a journalist in the midst of the crisis, the daughter ultimately learns that no one is to be trusted - as her father's work is of interest to the intelligence departments of several countries.
Adaptations
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The File on Devlin
( dir. George Schaefer
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United States of America (USA)
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NBC
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1969
Z1523602
1969
single work
film/TV
A young woman finds herself embroiled in Cold War intrigue when her father, a Nobel Prize-winning author, vanishes while travelling near the Russian border. Entrusted by her father with an unfinished book he was working on before his trip, the daughter becomes engaged in a power struggle over the material with her estranged stepmother. Suspiciously befriended by a journalist in the midst of the crisis, the young woman ultimately learns that no one is to be trusted, as her father's work is of interest to the intelligence departments of several countries.
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Dedication: For Mary Grieve and F.T. Smith with my love and thanks.
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- Also large print, braille, sound recording.
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