The Jigsaw Man (1984)

Director:

Terence Young

Writers:

Dorothea Bennett (novel)
Jo Eisinger (screenplay)

Release Date:

7 September 1984 (Sweden)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

The Game of Spying, Double Cross, Defection, Betrayal & Death.

Plot:

An MI6 defector has his appearance altered by the KGB and is sent back to Britain to retrieve top-secret documents.

Plot Keywords:

Plastic Surgery | Russia | Impersonator | Wig | Airport

Cast

Michael Caine	...	Philip Kimberly / Sergei Kuzminsky
Laurence Olivier	...	Adm. Sir Gerald Scaith
Susan George	...	Penelope Kimberley
Robert Powell	...	Jamie Fraser
Charles Gray	...	Sir James Chorley
Morteza Kazerouni	...	Boris Medvachian
Michael Medwin	...	Milroy
Eric Sevareid	...	Himself
Sabine Sun	...	Dr. Zilenka
David Kelly	...	Cameron
Patrick Dawson	...	Ginger
Vladek Sheybal	...	Gen. Zorin
Peter Burton	...	Douglas Ransom
Maggie Rennie	...	Mrs. Ransom
Richard Aylen	...	Older Kimberley
Anthony Pullen Shaw	...	Matthews
Maureen Bennett	...	Susan
Anthony Dawson	...	Vicar
Peggy Marshall	...	Polly
John Franklyn-Robbins	...	English doctor
Thomas Heathcote	...	Gamekeeper
Matthew Scurfield	...	KGB man #1
Robert Austin	...	KGB man #2
Jana Shelden	...	Air hostess
Peter Hutchins	...	Connolly
Yuri Borionko	...	Russian trainer (as Yuri Borienko)
Bill Shine	...	Commissionaire
David Allister	...	Sgt. Lloyd
Jennifer Jayne	...	Nurse
Ian Masters	...	Special Branch Man
Richard Borthwick	...	Policeman
Owen Brenman	...	Policeman
Maurice Thorogood	...	Policeman
Nuala Barrie	...	Lady in Church
P.G. Stephens	...	Scaith's Driver
Nigel Humphreys	...	Petrol Attendant (as Nigel Humphries)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nigel Le Vaillant	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Terence Young

Writing credits
Dorothea Bennett		(novel)
Jo Eisinger		(screenplay)

Produced by
Ron Carr	....	associate producer
Benjamin Fisz	....	producer
Robert Porter	....	co-producer
Mahmud Sipra	....	executive producer

Original Music by
John Cameron

Cinematography by
Freddie Francis

Film Editing by
Derek Trigg

Casting by
Maude Spector

Production Design by
Michael Stringer

Art Direction by
John Roberts

Makeup Department
Christine Allsopp	....	makeup assistant (as Christine Alsop)
Marsha Lewis	....	hair stylist
Mark Nelson	....	hair stylist
Connie Reeve	....	chief makeup

Production Management
Patrick Clayton	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter R. Hunt	....	second unit director (as Peter Hunt)
Gerry O'Hara	....	assistant director
Peter Swann	....	second assistant director
Guy Travers	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Gari Bacon	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Martin Evans	....	footsteps editor
Robin Gregory	....	sound recordist
Graham V. Hartstone	....	dubbing editor
Nicolas Le Messurier	....	dubbing editor
Gordon K. McCallum	....	dubbing editor
Jim Roddan	....	dialogue editor
Terry Sharratt	....	boom operator
Nicholas Stevenson	....	sound editor

Stunts
Alan Stuart	....	stunt arranger

Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Annand	....	clapper loader
Jim Dawes	....	camera grip (as Jimmy Dawes)
James Devis	....	additional photographer
Gordon Hayman	....	camera operator
Mike Roberts	....	camera operator
Tim Ross	....	camera focus
Sergio Strizzi	....	still photographer
Roy Larner	....	gaffer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Terry Smith	....	wardrobe master
James Wakely	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Michael John Bateman	....	assistant editor (as Michael Bateman)
Neil Farrell	....	assistant editor
Adrian Trent	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
John Cameron	....	conductor
Bob Gaudio	....	music arranger: score
Adrian Kerridge	....	music recording engineer
Paul Lani	....	score producer
Jeremy Lubbock	....	music arranger: score
Jeremy Lubbock	....	music arranger: strings and horns
Irving Martin	....	music supervisor
Brian Peachey	....	music editor
Rick Ruggieri	....	score producer
K. Solomon	....	additional music theme
Ron Hitchcock	....	score mixer (uncredited)

Other crew
Jill Bender	....	production assistant
Sheila Collins	....	production assistant
Dennis Hall	....	location manager
Ron Hickson	....	title designer
Marla Miller	....	assistant to producer
Juliet Nissen	....	dialogue director
Jamie Porter	....	unit runner

Production Companies

• Evangrove
• Nitemeg

Distributors

• United Film Distribution Company (UFDC) (1984) (USA) (theatrical)
• Thorn EMI/HBO Video (1984) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1988) (USA) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (1986) (UK) (VHS)
• Lions Gate / Republic Pictures (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Lumiere Pictures (1994) (UK) (VHS)
• Arena Film Distributors Ltd. (1998) (UK) (VHS)
• Prism Leisure Corporation (2002) (UK) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• e-m-s the DVD-Company (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Creswin Distribution (1984) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Succéfilm AB (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Acteurs Auteurs Associés (AAA) (2009) (France) (all media)
• Fiction Pictures (2009) (Egypt) (TV)
• Fiction Pictures (2009) (Greece) (DVD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (video) (VOD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2016) (Australia) (TV)
• VTI Home Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Video Sales Network (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Berman's and Nathan's  costumes
• Lansdown Recording Studios  music recorded at
• Lee Lighting  lighting
• Pinewood Studios  re-recorded at
• Rank Post Productions Ltd.  titles
• Trans World Airlines (TWA)  thanks
• Wellington Hospital  thanks
• Windsor Safari Park  thanks
• Woburn Abbey Trust  thanks

Also Known As:

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Norway:16 (1985) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG | Iceland:14 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Helsinki, Finland

Company:

Evangrove

Trivia:

Sir John Clements was going to be in this film but was replaced by Michael Medwin.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Kimberly is listening to the news broadcast of his "death", the newscaster refers to the Manhattan Project spy Ethel Rosenberg as Esther Rosenberg.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jude Law/Ashlee Simpson (#30.3)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Only You And I

Boring routine movie

Michael Caine and Sir Laurence Olivier are involved in this routine movie (probably rent was due and the fellows were late on payment) which is completely useless. A former British spy who betrayed his own country is sent back from Russia on a mission. But suddenly (well, not so suddenly) the story twists to an unexpected (well, not so unexpected) ending. No actor seems to be interested in what is happening and the Italian dub (above all Olivier) is rather poor. The plot makes little sense and . If you look for a spy movie with Michael Caine, watch "The Ipcress File" or "The fourth protocol",instead. They would be a very much better choice.