Innocent Bystanders (1972)Director:Peter CollinsonWriter:James Mitchell |
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Innocent Bystanders (1972)Director:Peter CollinsonWriter:James Mitchell |
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| Stanley Baker | ... | ||
| Geraldine Chaplin | ... | ||
| Donald Pleasence | ... | ||
| Dana Andrews | ... |
Blake
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Sue Lloyd | ... |
Joanna Benson
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| Derren Nesbitt | ... |
Andrew Royce
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Vladek Sheybal | ... | |
| Warren Mitchell | ... |
Omar
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Cec Linder | ... |
Mankowitz
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Howard Goorney | ... |
Zimmer
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J.G. Devlin | ... |
Waiter
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Ferdy Mayne | ... |
Marcus Kaplan
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Clifton Jones | ... |
Hetherton
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John Collin | ... |
Asimov
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| Aharon Ipalé | ... |
Gabrilovitch
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This one came in kind of late in that period of all the 007-imitation movies. Some of them were terrible, like "Operation Kid Brother" (which starred Sean Connery's brother Neil!). And some were pretty good, like "Innocent Bystanders". It is well-directed and its cinematography is excellent. Its rapid editing is really neat at first, but it gets kind of annoying after a while. Baker is excellent as a cold-blooded agent who has been double-crossed by his own people. I was amused by the constant bickering of Baker's two rival agents. "Innocent Bystanders" also has a couple alumni from the 007 movies: Donald Pleasence from "You Only Live Twice" (the original Dr. Evil!) and Vladek Sheybal from "From Russia With Love". If you in the mood for a dark spy adventure, "Innocent Bystanders" is for you.