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Frederic Raphael (written by)
Geoffrey Household (novel)
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Early in 1939 Sir Robert Thorndyke takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses its mark... more | add synopsis
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O'Toole excellent; film poor more (16 total)

Cast

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Peter O'Toole ... Hunter
John Standing ... Major Quive-Smith
Alastair Sim ... The Earl
Harold Pinter ... Saul Abrahams
Michael Byrne ... Interrogator
Mark McManus ... Vaner
Ray Smith ... Fisherman
Hugh Manning ... Peale
Robert Lang ... Jessel
Cyd Hayman ... Rebecca
Ian East ... Muller

Philip Jackson ... 1st Seaman
Nicholas Ball ... 2nd Seaman
Maureen Lipman ... Freda
Ray Mort ... Gerald
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USA:103 min
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Fun Stuff

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First film of Philip Jackson. more
Quotes:
Major Quive-Smith: Sorry? You tried to shoot the greatest man the world has ever seen and you say you are sorry?
Hunter: It was a sporting stalk. I'm sorry because you don't have the wit to understand.
Major Quive-Smith: I went to school in England. You say I don't understand English?
Hunter: You understand English; you just don't understand Englishmen!
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O'Toole excellent; film poor, 27 April 2007
3/10
Author: irish23 from United States

Very much a film from the times -- extremely long sequences with no dialogue, bad flashbacks, and an almost entirely male cast. The two women who appear have a total of under 10 lines and exist only as romantic interests for men.

O'Toole is riveting whenever he speaks; unfortunately, he spends much of his time peering through shrubbery. Alastair Sims is always a joy to see but he, too, is terribly underused.

The film has one additional positive aspect, in that it depicts many aspects of British fascism and fascist sympathies (such as the casual appearance of the Mosley graffiti) that many people today are unaware of. Too many of today's films about WWII paint the Allies as all-good and the Axis as all-evil, when history tells us people are far more complicated than that!

This would be a good movie for when you're recovering from the flu and are bundled on the couch and not able to absorb anything too complex. If you just need something to pass the time while your electrolytes stabilize, this is the movie for you.

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