Two against. . Agent games. Israel. Nothing new. A young defector agent decides to seek the help of an elderly friend. The hero of Richard Widmark left everything and lives a quiet family life. But now it seems that from the harsh game of the intelligence services, no one will come out alive. . .
Isn't it trivial? But I will note that the main roles are Widmark and Oliver Reed. In those years, they were actors of the highest level. And the fact that they weren't invited to blockbusters seems to have spurred these guys on. Yes, and helped them create tension spectacular Gail Hannicat.
Good competition for the fashionable at the time tapes about Bond you say. The director was Peter Collinson. And he decided to go further. Two plot moves - the most brutal and unexpected. And the tape stuns the viewer. How so? Why? Can't be? Is it possible to do that?
Collinson showed really tough men who react to what's going on in their lives. And for betrayal, and for a trip through a minefield, and for shootings, these people are ready. At the end of the day, if we're shown shootings in the city, they're also about children passing by accidentally. Collinson did not seek to cultivate violence.
Therefore, I am inclined to elevate this tape from among the numerous and completely devoid of grace tapes about spies. And in the end, what is the cost of a drunken scandal Oliver Reed or a concentrated ride under bullets from Widmark?
To my taste, this tape was both true and harsh style.
9 out of 10