The Third Secret (film)

The Third Secret
Original poster
Directed byCharles Crichton
Written byRobert L. Joseph
Produced byRobert L. Joseph
Hugh Perceval (uncredited)
StarringStephen Boyd
Jack Hawkins
Richard Attenborough
Diane Cilento
Pamela Franklin
Paul Rogers
Alan Webb
CinematographyDouglas Slocombe
Edited byFrederick Wilson
Music byRichard Arnell
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Hubris Productions
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • 28 April 1964 (1964-04-28) (New York City)
  • 15 November 1964 (1964-11-15) (United Kingdom)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$600,000[1]

The Third Secret is a 1964 British CinemaScope neo-noir psychological mystery thriller film directed by Charles Crichton, and starring Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Richard Attenborough, Diane Cilento, Pamela Franklin, Paul Rogers and Alan Webb.[2] The screenplay by Robert L. Joseph focuses on an American newscaster who investigates the mysterious death of his psychoanalyst. According to the film, there are three kinds of secrets; the first, you keep from others; the second, you keep from yourself, and the third is the truth.

  1. ^ "Robert Joseph Starting First Film Production". Variety. 7 August 1963. p. 27.
  2. ^ "The Third Secret". British Film Institute. Retrieved 17 August 2024.