Master Spy (1964)

Director:

Montgomery Tully

Writers:

Maurice J. Wilson (screenplay), Montgomery Tully (screenplay),

Stars:

Stephen Murray, June Thorburn, Alan Wheatley

Cast

Cast overview:
Stephen Murray	...	Boris Turganev
June Thorburn	...	Leila
Alan Wheatley	...	Paul Skelton
John Carson	...	Richard Colman
John Bown	...	John Baxter
Jack Watson	...	Capt. Foster
Ernest Clark	...	Dr. Pembury
Peter Gilmore	...	Tom Masters
Marne Maitland	...	Dr. Asafu
Ellen Pollock	...	Dr. Morrell
Hugh Morton	...	Sir Gilbert Saunders
Basil Dignam	...	Richard Horton
Victor Beaumont	...	Petrov
Hamilton Dyce	...	Airport Controller
Michael Peake	...	Barnes (Skeltons Manservant)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

espionage | doctor | police inspector | spy hero | policeman | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 August 1964 (USA)

Also Known As:

X 21 spionaggio atomico

Filming Locations:

MGM British Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eternal Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The last film of June Thorburn.

User Reviews

Low budget, poor quality spy yarn.

This low budget British spy film is apparently based on the book 'They Also Serve', which I haven't read. The plot is thin and the screenplay bland - there seems to be little for the cast to do but read the words. The music is irritating and intrusive. The photography and lighting lacking in creativity. The result is just barely watchable.

It is impossible not to draw comparisons with Hitchcock's Torn Curtain which was made just two years later and deals with the same subject. Torn Curtain however has action and movement, characters you care about, suspense and humour. Master Spy unfortunately, has none of these.