A number of reviewers have commented about a series of conversations in a single room...It should be obvious that if you are working with a miniscule budget, you cannot afford elaborate tracking shots. Or fancy gliding shots at ceiling level.
Besides, you can do a lot with dialogue or monologue in a single room - see Mr. S. Kubrick for examples.
The main problem with Master Spy is that the writer/producer/director did not have a lot of knowledge of the spying game. Even before 1963 (when the film was made), there were many publications - both fiction and non-fiction-available.
But basic common sense should tell you that you don't have your major talent - a world-renowned scientist, no less, ferrying secret files to a somewhat flamboyant contact.
Despite this, the film grew on me for a number of reasons.
I particularly liked the fact that one scene, set in a remote country area, late at night, featured on the soundtrack: a train, a motorcycle, and a barking dog! (None of which had any connection to the plot...)
Besides, you can do a lot with dialogue or monologue in a single room - see Mr. S. Kubrick for examples.
The main problem with Master Spy is that the writer/producer/director did not have a lot of knowledge of the spying game. Even before 1963 (when the film was made), there were many publications - both fiction and non-fiction-available.
But basic common sense should tell you that you don't have your major talent - a world-renowned scientist, no less, ferrying secret files to a somewhat flamboyant contact.
Despite this, the film grew on me for a number of reasons.
I particularly liked the fact that one scene, set in a remote country area, late at night, featured on the soundtrack: a train, a motorcycle, and a barking dog! (None of which had any connection to the plot...)