AIn 1946 Holland, just after the end of World War II, police inspector Peter Jongman (Stephen Boyd) and his colleague Sergeant Wolters (Donald Pleasence) are investigating ex-Nazi Thorens (Marius Goring) who has promised to smuggle Lisa Held (Dolores Hart), a young Jewish girl who was imprisoned at Auschwitz, into Palestine but is actually planning to send her to South America as a sex slave. After rescuing Lisa from Thorens, Peter risks his life, job, and freedom to see that Lisa gets to her promised land.
QA Note Regarding Spoilers
AThe following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
QIs 'Lisa' based on a book?
AYes. Lisa is based on The Inspector, a 1960 novel by Dutch playwright Jan de Hartog. The novel was adapted for the movie by American screenwriter Nelson Gidding.
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