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19 April 1973 (USA) moreTagline:
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 synopsisUser Comments:
In the best tradition of Le Carre moreCast
(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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114 min | Germany:110 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Singapore:PG | Iceland:16 | West Germany:16 (nf) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Ireland:12 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 | USA:PGFun Stuff
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Burt Lancaster, who was a circus acrobat, performed his stunts in the film during the chase scene. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Lancaster disarms two agents by putting his car into reverse and slamming into their car in a narrow alley. Then he pulls forward and does it again. But on his second pass, there's a shot of the back of his car completely undamaged before it makes the second hit. (In that final shot, the car is damaged as it should be.) moreQuotes:
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. moreMovie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The She-Creature (#9.8)" (1997) moreFAQ
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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.