An MI6 defector has his appearance altered by the K.G.B. and is sent back to Britain to retrieve top-secret documents.An MI6 defector has his appearance altered by the K.G.B. and is sent back to Britain to retrieve top-secret documents.An MI6 defector has his appearance altered by the K.G.B. and is sent back to Britain to retrieve top-secret documents.
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- TriviaFilming shut down when the production ran out of money. Enough money was eventually raised to finish the movie, but on a reduced scale.
- GoofsDuring the early part of the movie (time stamp 3:19) a three vehicle convoy drive to a gate where in the background there is a parked military vehicle. But it is not Soviet made vehicle but belonging to the Swedish Army. It is Volvo C300/ L3314 series off-road 4-wheel light truck mainly used by the Swedish Army. It was sold to Netherlands, Saudi Arabia and Norway. Finnish Army had also some trucks. It was never sold to Russia and was never in use there.
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Adm. Sir Gerald Scaith: [On the legalisation of homosexuality] Only sensible law we've made in England this century. Consenting adults. Would have saved Vassall and Maclean. And Burgess too of course, not that I think he wouldn't have done it with a hedgehog.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Al Murray's Great British Spy Movies (2014)
- SoundtracksOnly You And I
Music by Georges Garvarentz
Lyrics by Labi Siffre, Scott English
Sung by Dionne Warwick
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Rhythm arrangement by Jeremy Lubbock and Bob Gaudio
String & horn arrangement by Jeremy Lubbock
Recorded by Paul Lani and Rick Ruggieri
Mixed by Ron Hitchcock
Producers assistant: Marla Miller
Recorded at Sound Lab Studios, Los Angeles, California
Song & theme published by P.G.G.
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Outdated, cheaply made 1980s British spy thriller
This is truly a woeful film. Terence Young's days as a director who was at the top of his game with the iconic Bond films of the 60s had long gone, and this film not only reflects his lack of innovation as a director but also how low the British film industry had sunk by the mid eighties. The subject matter was way past its sell-by-date even in the mid-eighties, and the UK film industry would look to the likes of Neil Jordan and Stephen Wooley to inspire a new generation of film makers.
I can't imagine anyone paying good money to see this in the theatres, it probably didn't even make money as a video release. It is pure 3rd rate TV drama of the worst order. The cinematography and art direction are turgidly ininspiring, it is only interesting in that one wonders how such a stella British cast was employed.
Caine and George try their hardest, true professionals carrying out their responsibilities as the ship slowly sinks. Robert Powell is actually rather charismatic, probably because he was as used to working on the small screen as in feature films. But Lord Olivier is dreadful, he just shouts his way through the film wearing a rather poorly attached full beard. His kind of acting had really had its day and he really shouldn't have bothered. A small shout out does go to Charles Grey, who as always make s every scene his in worth watching.
All in all a quite dreadful film and its only saving grace is that it reminds us of how far British film making has improved in the last 30 years. Avoid like the plague.
I can't imagine anyone paying good money to see this in the theatres, it probably didn't even make money as a video release. It is pure 3rd rate TV drama of the worst order. The cinematography and art direction are turgidly ininspiring, it is only interesting in that one wonders how such a stella British cast was employed.
Caine and George try their hardest, true professionals carrying out their responsibilities as the ship slowly sinks. Robert Powell is actually rather charismatic, probably because he was as used to working on the small screen as in feature films. But Lord Olivier is dreadful, he just shouts his way through the film wearing a rather poorly attached full beard. His kind of acting had really had its day and he really shouldn't have bothered. A small shout out does go to Charles Grey, who as always make s every scene his in worth watching.
All in all a quite dreadful film and its only saving grace is that it reminds us of how far British film making has improved in the last 30 years. Avoid like the plague.
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- Aug 27, 2011
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