In the West Berlin of the 1960s, two British agents are killed by a Nazi group, prompting British Intelligence to dispatch agent Quiller to investigate.
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| Cast overview: | |||
| George Segal | ... | Quiller | |
| Alec Guinness | ... | Pol | |
| Max von Sydow | ... | Oktober | |
| Senta Berger | ... | Inge Lindt | |
| George Sanders | ... | Gibbs | |
| Robert Helpmann | ... | Weng | |
| Robert Flemyng | ... | Rushington | |
| Peter Carsten | ... | Hengel | |
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Ernst Walder | ... | Grauber |
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Edith Schneider | ... | Headmistress |
| Philip Madoc | ... | Oktober's Man (Man with brown trousers) | |
| Günter Meisner | ... | Hassler (as Gunter Meisner) | |
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John Rees | ... | Oktober's Man (Man with black-rimmed glasses) |
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Two British agents are murdered by a mysterious Neo-Nazi organization in West Berlin. The British Secret Service sends agent Quiller to investigate. Soon Quiller is confronted with Neo-Nazi chief "Oktober" and involved in a dangerous game where each side tries to find out the enemy's headquarters at any price. Written by Dirk Bauer <dbauer@gris.uni-tuebingen.de>
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espionage | neo nazi | cold war | british intelligence | based on novel |Taglines:
He played the most dangerous game in Europe, and he played it alone. See more »Parents Guide:
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Pol: Oh yes?
Quiller: Know him?
Pol: We've never actually met.
Quiller: At the end of our conversation, he ordered them to kill me.
Pol: And did they?
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Music by John Barry
Lyric by Mack David
Sung by Matt Monro
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Charlton Heston was courted to play Quiller, and was keen to work with a Harold Pinter script, but it didn't work out. See more »Goofs
During the car chase scene, the cars behind Segal's Porsche appear and disappear, and are sometimes alongside his car, on the drivers (left) side.. See more »Quotes
Quiller: Met a man called Oktober.Pol: Oh yes?
Quiller: Know him?
Pol: We've never actually met.
Quiller: At the end of our conversation, he ordered them to kill me.
Pol: And did they?
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Soundtracks
Theme Song - "WEDNESDAY'S CHILD"Music by John Barry
Lyric by Mack David
Sung by Matt Monro
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Country:
UKRelease Date:
15 December 1966 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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This film has special meaning for me as I was living in Berlin during the filming and, subsequent screening in the city. Mind you, in 1966-67 the Wall was there, East German border guards and a definite (cold war) cloud hanging over the city. I loved seeing and feeling the night shots in this film and, as it was shot on location, the sense of reality was heightened for me. Very eerie film score, I believe John Barry did it but, I'm not sure. George Segal was good at digging for information without gadgets. A bit too sardonic at times, I think his character wanted to be elsewhere, clashing with KGB agents instead of ferreting out neo-nazis. I feel this film much more typified real counter espionage in the 60's as opposed to the early Bond flicks (which I love, by the way). Senta Berger was gorgeous! And, the final scene (with her and Segal) is done extremely well (won't spoil it for those who still wish to see it...it fully sums up the film, the tension filled times and cold war-era Germany). Also contains one of the final appearences of George Sanders in a brief role, a classic in his own right!