The Fifth Column

"The Fifth Column is no man, no movement, no machine. It is... a woman!"

The Fifth Column is a 1961 action film produced by Studio 5. It was directed by Antoni Wisnowski, his first big film. While being a cheaply produced B-film, it was successful and quite popular.

Plot
A Russian spy ring led by Sergei Vostov (Adrian Coleman) has formed in Brunant and has bugged everyone there is to bug and knows everything there is to know. Faced with such a dire situation, the Brunanter military decides to hire the only person capable of bringing down the group, Vostov's Brunanter wife Margaret (Dorothy Major). That "dumb blonde" is looked over by Sergei's comrades, but, speaking Russian and being instructed by the military, she is smarter than most men think. With Margaret's work, the spies are reduced one by one until only Vostov remains. In the final scene, she summons Sergei to a train station where she tells him the truth. Margaret is killed, but having forewarned the Royal Guard who come and arrest her husband.

Reception
Despite the tragic ending, The Fifth Column was rather well received in theaters across Brunant. While not a smash success, it did attract enough attention even in Europe.