Le rouble à deux faces (1968)

User Rating:

3.8/10   

Director:

Etienne Périer

Writers:

Dominique Fabre (story)
Paul Jarrico (writer)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

The most ultra-secret telephone number of all is that of the "Hot'Line' that links the heads of state of the United States and Moscow...

Plot Keywords:

Number In Title

Cast

Robert Taylor	...	Anderson
Charles Boyer	...	Vostov
George Chakiris	...	Eric Ericson
Marie Dubois	...	Natasha
Gérard Tichy	...	Truman
Marta Grau	...	Old Lady
Irene D'Astrea	...	Old Lady
Josefina Tapias	...	Old Lady
Maurice de Canonge	...	Director of Hotel
Gustavo Re	...	Police Chief
Óscar Pellicer
Frank Oliveras

Also Known As:

El rublo de las dos caras (Spain)
Hot Line (USA) (video title)
Le téléphone rouge
The Day the Hot Line Got Hot (USA)

Country:

Spain | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:M

Company:

Balcázar Producciones Cinematográficas

A big mistake for everyone involved.

I caught this turkey on late night T.V. and was frankly embarrassed for Taylor and Boyer, two distinguished performers who deserved to end their careers with some kind of dignity and grace. The whole thing was like someone's home movie of a recent nightmare. The movies also illustrates the truth of the adage: "Dying is easy;comedy is hard." Robert Taylor (for one) has never shown any kind of comic flair. The best that can be said of his performance here is that he made the wise decision to play his role "straight", with no attempt to be 'funny" in the delivery of his lines. About the only appeal this film might have would be for devotees of bondage films who enjoy watching the three giggling old ladies tie up and terrorize the heroine.