Freddie Chapman (played by Christopher Plummer) is a protagonist in Triple Cross.
Debonair safecracker turned German spy and British double agent. After being imprisoned in Jersey, he offers his services to German forces, fakes his execution, and is trained in France. He parachutes into England, turns himself in to British authorities, and agrees to feed them false intelligence, including diverting V-1 bombs and faking a factory bombing mission. He receives the Iron Cross from Germany and a full pardon from Britain after the war. Baron von Grunen (played by Yul Brynner) appears in Triple Cross.
German military intelligence handler who recruits Chapman, oversees his spy training in France, and directs his missions from occupied territory.
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Characters
Freddie Chapman
(played by Christopher Plummer) — protagonist
Debonair safecracker turned German spy and British double agent. After being imprisoned in Jersey, he offers his services to German forces, fakes his execution, and is trained in France. He parachutes...
Baron von Grunen
(played by Yul Brynner) — supporting
German military intelligence handler who recruits Chapman, oversees his spy training in France, and directs his missions from occupied territory.
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Baron von Grunen → Freddie Chapman
(Professional Handler)
Story Analysis
A convicted safecracker becomes a German-trained spy and secretly works as a British double agent during the Second World War.
Plot Progression
From Crime to Captivity
The Spy Recruitment
A Double Agent Emerges
Deception Behind Enemy Lines
The Final Misdirection
Directed by Terence Young
Triple Cross (1966) · 6.1/10 · action, adventure, war
