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2 March 1973 (Finland) moreTagline:
In the right hands, fear is the deadliest weapon of all.Plot:
Following the death of his family in an aeroplane crash, a man plots an elaborate revenge scheme on those responsible... more | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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Formula movie that worked very cleverly moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Barry Newman | ... | John Talbot |
| Suzy Kendall | ... | Sarah Ruthven |
 | John Vernon | ... | Vyland |
| Dolph Sweet | ... | Jablonsky |
 | Ben Kingsley | ... | Royale |
| Ray McAnally | ... | Ruthven |
| Peter Marinker | ... | Larry |
| Elliott Sullivan | ... | Judge Mollison |
| Roland Brand | ... | Deputy |
| Tony Anholt | ... | FBI agent |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Marc Smith | ... | Some small part actors (voice) |
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Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:16 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating)Fun Stuff
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This is a formula movie, make no mistake. It is an action-adventure, with a mystery, so I won't spill the plot. It begins with the same male hero we see in all movies made after 1940, a man so vicious and mean that the movie's idea is to turn your thinking around about the guy. And after the first few minutes you think "There is no way this guy could ever be anything but a punk", and they "getcha"! A very wonderful turnabout. The character in the movie is the key, and the screen writing, directing, and acting are superb. It maybe the only movie that you ever see that changes your mind about a character from the start, and maybe the best example of a movie which does so. What is extraordinary is that this movie has never resurfaced, and never got the credit it deserved. The end is one of the best Hollywood endings ever since "Charade".