Abstract
This chapter reviews the espionage film, The Counterfeit Traitor (1962). The film stars William Holden as Eric “Red” Erickson, a man who must be converted to the Allied cause during World War II. Thus The Counterfeit Traitor embarks on a transition from reluctant spy to committed freedom fighter, the change being made possible by the heroine Marianne Möllendorf, played by Lilli Palmer. Based on the 1958 nonfiction book of the same title by Alexander Klein, The Counterfeit Traitor is true in its broad contours if not in all details. The chapter provides historical details to flesh out the film's narrative, though its focus remains on the emotional development between the two lead characters.
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