The Liquidator (1965)

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1h 45min
Action, Comedy
28 Oct 1966 (USA)
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Colonel Mostyn of the British Intelligence Service suspects there is a leak in his department and hires an American expatriate to eliminate various targets working for the Soviets.

Director:

Jack Cardiff

Writers:

John Gardner, Peter Yeldham

Stars:

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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
	Derek Nimmo	...	Fly
	Jeremy Lloyd	...	Male Secretary
	Jennifer Jayne	...	Janice Benedict
	Heller Toren	...	Benedict's Assistant
	Betty McDowall	...	Frances Anne Chandler
	Jo Rowbottom	...	Betty
	Colin Gordon	...	Vicar
	Louise Dunn	...	Jessie
	Henri Cogan	...	Yakov
	Daniel Emilfork	...	Gregory
	Scot Finch	...	Operations Officer
	Ronald Leigh-Hunt	...	Mac
	Richard Wattis	...	Flying Instructor
	David Langton	...	Station Commander
	Tony Wright	...	Flying Control
	Suzy Kendall	...	Judith
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Andrew Andreas	...	Party Waiter (uncredited)
	Jack Armstrong	...	Second Victim (uncredited)
	Richard Atherton	...	RAF Officer (uncredited)
	Alexandra Bastedo	...	Radio Operator (uncredited)
	Hyma Beckley	...	Airline Passenger (uncredited)
	Paul Beradi	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Rodney Cardiff	...	Operations Officer (uncredited)
	Pauline Chamberlain	...	Woman at Dinner Table (uncredited)
	Vic Chapman	...	Enemy Agent in Film (uncredited)
	Bill Cummings	...	Third Victim (uncredited)
	Francis De Wolff	...	Ambassador Dragov (uncredited)
	Michael Dempsey	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Ernest Fennemore	...	Strangled Guard (uncredited)
	Hal Galili	...	Tank Crewman (uncredited)
	Rex Garner	...	Party Waiter (uncredited)
	Muriel Greenslade	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Aidan Harrington	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Aiden Harrington	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Victor Harrington	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Walter Henry	...	Airline Passenger (uncredited)
	Laurence Herder	...	Gestapo Agent (uncredited)
	Bill Hibbert	...	Guard with Boysie (uncredited)
	George Hilsdon	...	Bert - Security Guard (uncredited)
	George Holdcroft	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Barbara Jefford	...	Corale / French Desk Clerk (uncredited) (voice)
	Gerry Judge	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Pat Judge	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Juba Kennerley	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Aileen Lewis	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Al Lewis	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Brian Magill	...	RAF Regiment Honour Guard (uncredited)
	Jack Mandeville	...	Tailor's Assistant (uncredited)
	Ray Marioni	...	Bartender (uncredited)
	Louis Matto	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Tony Mendleson	...	Passerby / Commuter on Platform (uncredited)
	Richard Neller	...	Airline Passenger (uncredited)
	Patrick O'Connell	...	Radar Operator (uncredited)
	George Oliver	...	Passport Officer (uncredited)
	Gerald Paris	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Ken Parry	...	Tailor (uncredited)
	Michael Peake	...	Quadrant's Driver (uncredited)
	Fred Peck	...	Airline Passenger (uncredited)
	Denise Perrier	...	Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)
	Rhonda Ryan	...	Boysie's Riding Companion (uncredited)
	Emile Stemmler	...	Headwaiter (uncredited)
	Philip Stewart	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Phillip Stewart	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	John Tatham	...	Commuter on Platform (uncredited)
	James Ure	...	Onlooker (uncredited)
	Ken Wayne	...	Tank Crewman (uncredited)
	Fred Wood	...	Commuter on Platform (uncredited)

Directed by

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Jack Cardiff

Written by

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John Gardner	...	(novel "The Liquidator")

Peter Yeldham	...	(written by)

Produced by

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Leslie Elliot	...	executive producer
Harry Fine	...	associate producer
Jon Penington	...	producer

Music by

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Lalo Schifrin

Cinematography by

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Edward Scaife

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director of photography (as Ted Scaife)

Editing by

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Ernest Walter

Editorial Department

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Roger Guertin	...	second assistant editor (uncredited)
Margaret Miller	...	first assistant editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Irene Howard

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(uncredited)

Art Direction by

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John Blezard

Costume Design by

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Joan Bridge
Elizabeth Haffenden

Production Management

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Basil Rayburn	...	unit manager
Tom Sachs	...	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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David Tomblin	...	assistant director
Brian W. Cook	...	third assistant director (uncredited)
Richard Gill	...	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Terry Ackland-Snow	...	draughtsman (uncredited)
Ted Clements	...	assistant art director (uncredited)
John Graysmark	...	draughtsman (uncredited)

Sound Department

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J.B. Smith	...	dubbing mixer
Allan Sones	...	sound editor
Cyril Swern	...	sound recordist
A.W. Watkins	...	recording supervisor

Visual Effects by

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Tom Howard

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special processes (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Alan McCabe	...	camera operator
John Cardiff	...	focus puller (uncredited)
Joe Pearce	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Graeme Scaife	...	clapper loader (uncredited)

Music Department

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Lalo Schifrin

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conductor

Script and Continuity Department

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Betty Harley

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continuity (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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Eddie Frewin

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transportation chief (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Richard Williams	...	title designer
David Michael Kay	...	aviation services (uncredited)
Bob Peak	...	movie poster illustration (uncredited)

Crew verified as complete

Production Companies

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Distributors

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1965) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1966) (United States) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1966) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Fotorama (1966) (Norway) (theatrical)
Hafbo (1966) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1967) (France) (theatrical)
CBS (1972) (United States) (tv) (original airing) (pan/scan version)
France 3 (1976) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
MGM Home Entertainment (1987) (United Kingdom) (VHS) (pan/scan version)

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Other Companies

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Richard Williams Films (titles)
Uniflex (furniture designing)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	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 Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	spy-adventure european-adventure spying james-bond-spoof eurospy See All (78) »
Taglines	Right between the eyes is where it hits you . . . Boysie Oakes is DEADLIER than the most dangerous spy ! See more »
Genres	Action Comedy Crime Thriller
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:13 Australia:G Finland:K-16 France:Tous publics Japan:G Netherlands:16 Norway:15 Norway:16 Sweden:15 United Kingdom:A United Kingdom:PG (video rating) United States:Approved United States:Not Rated (DVD) West Germany:16 (nf)

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Also Known As	Le Liquidateur (France) L - Der Lautlose (Germany) El liquidador (Spain) 殺しのエージェント (Japan, Japanese title) Le liquidateur (Canada, French title) See more »
Runtime	105 min
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Color	Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio	2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Filming Locations	The Manor Elstree, Barnet Lane, Elstree, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Based on the first of the 'Boysie Oakes' novels by John Gardner, published in 1964. There were seven more: Understrike (1965), Amber Nine (1966), Madrigal (1968) Founder Member (1969), The Airline Pirates (1970), Traitor's Exit (1970) and Killer for a Song (1975). After that, Gardner took over writing the James Bond series from the late Ian Fleming. See more »
Goofs	Dialogue refers to "cyanide" and "prussic acid" as separate entities. Prussic acid is hydrogen cyanide. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Al Murray's Great British Spy Movies (2014). See more »
Soundtracks	The Liquidator See more »
Crazy Credits	A figure in a coat and hat stumbles through the opening titles. See more »
Quotes	Martin, codename Fly: This is Fly, sir. Colonel Mostyn: Oh hello, Buttons. See more »

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