Sebastian (1967)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

David Greene

Writers:

Leo Marks (story)
Gerald Vaughan-Hughes (writer)

Release Date:

10 March 1969 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Codes were made to be broken. / Women were made to be loved. / Sebastian was made to do both!

Plot:

A British mathematician, working on code decryption, unexpectedly falls in love with another decrypter...

Plot Keywords:

Mathematician | Cryptography | Rattle | British Secret Service | Drugged

Cast

Dirk Bogarde	...	Sebastian
Nigel Davenport	...	Gen. Phillips
John Gielgud	...	Head of Intelligence
Lilli Palmer	...	Elsa Shahn
Susannah York	...	Rebecca Howard
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ann Beach	...	Pamela
James Belchamber	...	Man with Dog
Veronica Clifford	...	Ginny
Charles Farrell	...	Taxi Driver
Ronald Fraser	...	Toby
Alan Freeman	...	TV Disc Jockey
Margaret Johnston	...	Miss Elliott
Charles Lloyd Pack	...	Chess Player
Portland Mason	...	'UG' Girl
Hayward Morse	...	Gavin
Janet Munro	...	Carol Fancy
Louise Perinell	...	Thelma
Lynn Pinkney	...	Joan
Jeanne Roland	...	Randy
John Ronane	...	Jameson
Ann Sidney	...	Naomi
Donald Sutherland	...	Ackerman
Susan Whitman	...	Tilly

Also Known As:

Mr. Sebastian

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:A | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:11 | USA:Approved

Filming Locations:

BT Tower, 60 Cleveland Street, Fitzrovia, London, England, UK

Company:

Maccius

Soundtrack:

Here Comes The Night

The Coolest Of Them All...

The Coolest Of Them All...

I have strong reasons to believe that is one of the best movies ever made, for it has achieved an accomplishment that was never achieved by any other so - called classics of the late 60s, like 'Blow-Up!' or even the hideously uneven 'Casino Royale'. It succeeds in exposing London's hypnotic late60s atmosphere as well as telling us, viewers, an interesting and rewarding story. It basically consists on the love story between Sebastian, a counter-intelligence agent that works on deciphering codes for England that recruits to work for him - while recruiting girls for his office, he encounters flashy, fashionable, London chick Becky Howard - played to perfection by Susannah York - who becomes one of his employees as well as his lover. She finds terribly hard to keep up with his cold, uninteresting, unappealing life-style, and of not at all being a priority to the man she loves. She leaves him - and it's his turn to find how difficult life is without her. He beguins to fail on his job, to the point of almost been killed by an enemy agent. He decides to leave his pride and go after her - only to find her living alone with a baby, who turns out to be his! He asks her to come back and events lead to a jolly happy ending.

Trust me, this is the most exciting journey into 60s popculture that ever was. The coolest of them all, only topped by the also wonderful 'The President's Analyst', featuring great performances by both leads and for co-starring seniors as Lilli Palmer and Sir John Gielgud, and a beguiling soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith - Listen closely to the tune 'Comes The Night', sung by Anita Harris. Do not, I repeat, do not, miss this one! Yours Truly - Ismar