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Scorpio
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Overview

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Director:
Michael Winner
Writers:
David W. Rintels (screenplay) and
Gerald Wilson (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
19 April 1973 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
When Scorpio wants you... there is no place to hide!
Plot:
Cross is an old hand at the CIA, in charge of assassinating high-ranking foreign personalities who are an obstacle to the policies of the USA... more | add synopsis
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In the best tradition of Le Carre more (16 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Burt Lancaster ... Cross
Alain Delon ... Jean Laurier, a.k.a. Scorpio

Paul Scofield ... Zharkov
John Colicos ... McLeod
Gayle Hunnicutt ... Susan
J.D. Cannon ... Filchock
Joanne Linville ... Sarah
Mel Stewart ... Pick (as Melvin Stewart)
Vladek Sheybal ... Zemetkin
Mary Maude ... Anne
Jack Colvin ... Thief
James Sikking ... Harris

Burke Byrnes ... Morrison

William Smithers ... Mitchell
Shmuel Rodensky ... Lang
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Runtime:
114 min | Germany:110 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Singapore:PG | Iceland:16 | West Germany:16 (nf) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Ireland:12 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Paris, France more
Company:
Mirisch Corporation, The more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Burt Lancaster, who was a circus acrobat, performed his stunts in the film during the chase scene. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the alley just prior to the rear-ending of the tail car the tail says "I can't see him, he must have got out and run" yet Cross' car's brake lights are clearly on, meaning somebody is in the car with their foot on the brake pedal. more
Quotes:
Cross: There's a room just down the hall from McLeod's office where grown men play a game. It's a bit like Monopoly, only more people get hurt. There's no good and no bad. The object is not to win, but not to lose -- and the only rule is to stay in the game. more
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Referenced in Seijû gakuen (1974) more

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15 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
In the best tradition of Le Carre, 18 October 2003
Author: JVSanders from New York

Whereas Ian Fleming and Robert Ludlum tended toward the super-hero approach to international espionage, John Le Carre preferred it's more-realistic side: the tawdry shadow-world of betrayal, futility, and the brutal exploitation of human weakness. It looks like screenwriters Daniel W. Rintels and Gerald Wilson and director Michael Winner took a page from the Le Carre playbook when crafting this 1973 thriller.

Scorpio ranks with The Spy Who Came In From The Cold and The Looking Glass War as one of the best espionage flicks ever made. Burt Lancaster displays subtle depth as a veteran CIA agent who might be turning to the other side. Alain Delon excels as the young French assassin tasked with the liquidation of his old friend and mentor. Paul Scofield, John Colicos, and a young James Sikking all turn in fine supporting performances.

Scorpio is a lesser-known yet very satisfying classic from the Anti-Hero/Anti-Establishment era of the 1970's.

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