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| Rod Taylor | ... | Boysie Oakes | |
| Trevor Howard | ... | Colonel Mostyn | |
| Jill St. John | ... | Iris MacIntosh | |
| Wilfrid Hyde-White | ... | The Chief (as Wilfrid Hyde White) | |
| David Tomlinson | ... | Quadrant | |
| Akim Tamiroff | ... | Sheriek | |
| Eric Sykes | ... | Griffen | |
| Gabriella Licudi | ... | Corale | |
| John Le Mesurier | ... | Chekhov | |
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Derek Nimmo | ... | Fly |
| Jeremy Lloyd | ... | Male Secretary | |
| Jennifer Jayne | ... | Janice Benedict | |
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Heller Toren | ... | Benedict's Assistant |
| Betty McDowall | ... | Frances Anne Chandler | |
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Jo Rowbottom | ... | Betty |
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Colonel Mostyn is the chief of a section of the British Security Services when they are embarrassed by the number of spies and defections. The Chief tells him to do something about it so he hires Boys Oaks as Agent L - The Liquidator, to assassinate people about to cause trouble. Although Boys likes the cars and the girls that his new position attracts he's not any good at it. He's also got a phobia about flying that makes jetting off to exotic places a bit of an embarrassment. Written by Steve Crook <steve@brainstorm.co.uk>
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Right between the eyes is where it hits you . . . Boysie Oakes is DEADLIER than the most dangerous spy ! See more »Parents Guide:
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28 October 1966 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Colonel Mostyn: Don't be ridiculous Boysie, you belong to this life. You could'nt do without it.
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Sung by Shirley Bassey
Music by Lalo Schifrin
Lyrics by Peter Callander
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The secret code letter assigned to agent Boysie Oakes is 'L' as in Liquidator. See more »Goofs
When Frances Ann Chandler gets on the subway car, only the left door closes in a close-up shot before the train starts moving. Then in a longer shot, both doors are closed. See more »Quotes
'Boysie' Oakes: You sucked me into this you horrifying old monster!Colonel Mostyn: Don't be ridiculous Boysie, you belong to this life. You could'nt do without it.
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THE LIQUIDATORSung by Shirley Bassey
Music by Lalo Schifrin
Lyrics by Peter Callander
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Rod Taylor is "The Liquidator" -- well, his superiors think he is, anyway -- in this 1965 spoof of the spy genre, directed by Jack Cardiff.
The '60s was certainly an interesting time for films - spy films, spoofs of spy films, caper films, big historical films, and sex comedies. Here we have a spoof of the James Bond films, with Rod Taylor playing Boys Oaks, a war acquaintance of Colonel Mostyn (Trevor Howard). The British Security Services is frustrated and embarrassed as they have a number of spies in their midst. It's time to liquidate them, so The Chief (Wilfrid Hyde-White) orders Mostyn to find someone.
Mostyn remembers Boys and his impressive actions during the war and drafts him. Of course, he doesn't exactly tell Boys what he wants. He offers him a gorgeous apartment, beautiful women who hang around, a nice car, and after Boys signs his life away, Mostyn drops the bomb. Boys tries but he fails in his first assignment and instead saves the subject from the train tracks he was just about to throw her onto. The other thing is all the travel - Boys really doesn't like to travel. So Boyd has to come up with a solution or lose the perks.
I thought this was an okay comedy, nothing special. Jill St. John plays Mostyn's beautiful, sexy secretary, Wilfrid Hyde-White plays the bureau chief; the film also features Akim Tamiroff. There are some funny moments and I like the premise. Entertaining.