To Catch A King (1984)

Set in 1940 in Germany and Portugal. Before he is fatally shot by the gestapo, a nightclub owner (Barry Foster) induces his niece (Teri Garr) to carry an important document that might change the outcome of the war to the Duke of Windsor (John Standing) residing in Portugal. But the Nazis are also after that document. Based on the novel by Jack Higgins (THE EAGLE HAS LANDED) and directed by Clive Donner (WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT?). This neat little thriller is a fictionalized account of "Operation Willi", the code name of an unsuccessful attempt by the SS to kidnap the Duke of Windsor and coerce him into working with Hitler. The movie is engrossing enough to overcome its obvious and misguided attempt to recreate a CASABLANCA like atmosphere. Robert Wagner as a nightclub owner and Teri Garr are immensely likable actors but they're no substitute for Humphrey Bogart or Carole Lombard (who Garr seems to be channeling). That aside, it's not bad at all. Cinematographer Dennis Lewiston does well by the Portugal and France locations. With Barbara Parkins, Marcel Bozzuffi, Horst Janson and Jane Lapotaire.