The Double Man (1967)

In a complex piece of espionage the Russian secret service attempts to kidnap a high ranking officer in the CIA and replace him with a double of its own.

Director:

Franklin J. Schaffner

Writers:

Frank Tarloff (screenplay), Alfred Hayes (screenplay),

Stars:

Yul Brynner, Britt Ekland, Clive Revill

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yul Brynner	...	Dan Slater / Kalmar
Britt Ekland	...	Gina
Clive Revill	...	Frank Wheatley
Anton Diffring	...	Col. Berthold
Moira Lister	...	Mrs. Carrington
Lloyd Nolan	...	Edwards
George Mikell	...	Max Gruner
Brandon Brady	...	Gregori
Julia Arnall	...	Anna Wheatley
David Bauer	...	Andrew Miller
Ronald Radd	...	General
Kenneth J. Warren	...	Police Chief
David Healy	...	Halstead
Carl Jaffe	...	Police Surgeon
Douglas Muir	...	Wilfred

Storyline

Following the death of his son, in a skiing accident in the Austrian Alps, the cold and emotion-less Dan Slater travels to Austria for the funeral. In the face of official indifference he decides to investigate and little by little strange inconsistencies start to appear leading Dan to conclude that the death of his son was no accident. A retired, former undercover operative, Frank Wheatley, whom he had hoped would watch out for his son proves useless as Dan seeks out the murderer's. Eventually, Dan finds Gina, the companion of wealthy socialite Mrs. Carrington, who puts him on the correct trail little realizing that he is falling into a cunning, cleverly thought out trap laid by Berthold. Berthold hopes to kidnap Slater and substitute him with an exact double in order to obtain a mole in the highest echelons of the CIA. Will he succeed or will Frank and Gina realize something is amiss and rescue Slater?

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Plot Keywords:

funeral | austrian alps | espionage | skiing | austria | 

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English German

Release Date:

1 May 1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

Legacy of a Spy

Filming Locations:

Tirol, Austria

Company Credits

Production Co:

Albion Film Corp. (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ulla Jacobsson was offered Gina.

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Goofs

A line can be seen on the backdrop just before Berthold starts to ski after Slater and Gina.

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Quotes

Gregori: Good luck.
Kalmar: Who needs luck? We've got organization.

User Reviews

A travelogue with laughable music.... plus a slight plot.

I started to watch this film then suddenly there was this awful din! Then I realised it must be the Mexico Brass Band and String Quartet warming up in the background. I strained my eyes, but no! They were nowhere to be seen. What could it be? Then I realised it was the background 'music' that is there supposedly to enhance a film- but this 'music' was in the foreground obviously in an attempt for the musicians to have a Number 1 hit in Greenland. But to the film..... with Yul Brynner sensibly wearing a hat to keep out the cold from his ever balding head looked as though he was missing his six other 'Magnificent' comrades and wistfully glanced towards the mountains in the hope that they would be skiing down to join him. Britt Ekland looked pretty, but her bottom lip is a little to thick for my taste, and Anton Diffring looking naked without his German Uniform. However, Clive Revill always is a cracking character actor. I gallantly tried to watch the wooden plot that has been done many times before in various guises, but I just couldn't hack the music so it was..... click! Goodbye!