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A Dandy in Aspic

  • 19681968
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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A Dandy in Aspic (1968)
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During the Cold War, the British and Soviet Intelligence services attempt to out-fox one another using the homesick double-Agent Krasnevin a.k.a. Alexander Eberlin (Laurence Harvey) as a paw... Read allDuring the Cold War, the British and Soviet Intelligence services attempt to out-fox one another using the homesick double-Agent Krasnevin a.k.a. Alexander Eberlin (Laurence Harvey) as a pawn in the complex spy-game.During the Cold War, the British and Soviet Intelligence services attempt to out-fox one another using the homesick double-Agent Krasnevin a.k.a. Alexander Eberlin (Laurence Harvey) as a pawn in the complex spy-game.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
52,283
7,526
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    • Directors
      • Anthony Mann
      • Laurence Harvey(finished film after Mann died)
    • Writer
      • Derek Marlowe(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Laurence Harvey
      • Tom Courtenay
      • Mia Farrow
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Anthony Mann
      • Laurence Harvey(finished film after Mann died)
    • Writer
      • Derek Marlowe(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Laurence Harvey
      • Tom Courtenay
      • Mia Farrow
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 21User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews

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    Mia Farrow in A Dandy in Aspic (1968)
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    Laurence Harvey
    Laurence Harvey
    • Krasnevin aka Alexander Eberlin
    Tom Courtenay
    Tom Courtenay
    • Gatiss
    Mia Farrow
    Mia Farrow
    • Caroline
    Harry Andrews
    Harry Andrews
    • Fraser
    Peter Cook
    Peter Cook
    • Prentiss
    Lionel Stander
    Lionel Stander
    • Sobakevich
    Per Oscarsson
    Per Oscarsson
    • Pavel
    Barbara Murray
    Barbara Murray
    • Miss Vogler
    John Bird
    John Bird
    • Henderson
    Norman Bird
    Norman Bird
    • Copperfield
    Geoffrey Bayldon
    Geoffrey Bayldon
    • Lake
    Calvin Lockhart
    Calvin Lockhart
    • Brogue
    James Cossins
    James Cossins
    • Heston-Stevas
    Michael Trubshawe
    Michael Trubshawe
    • Flowers
    Lockwood West
    Lockwood West
    • Quince
    Geoffrey Lumsden
    • Ridley
    Elspeth March
    Elspeth March
    • Lady Hetherington
    Richard O'Sullivan
    Richard O'Sullivan
    • Nevil
    • Directors
      • Anthony Mann
      • Laurence Harvey(finished film after Mann died) (uncredited)
    • Writer
      • Derek Marlowe(screenplay) (novel)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Producer and Director Anthony Mann died during production and was replaced by Laurence Harvey.
    • Quotes

      Sobakevich: I mean, if you want to turn this into a gun war, it's all right with us - but our reserves are closer.

      Gatiss: Who do you think you are, Al Capone?

      Sobakevich: Who's Al Capone?

      Gatiss: He was a megalomaniac gangster who murdered anyone who got in his way.

      Sobakevich: Really? Whatever happened to him?

      Gatiss: He changed his name to Stalin and moved to Russia.

      Sobakevich: I thought he sounded familiar.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits are shown over a scene of someone moving a marionette by pulling on the various strings.
    • Connections
      Featured in Berlin - The Swinging City (1968)
    • Soundtracks
      If You Want Love
      by Ernie Sheldon and Quincy Jones

      sung by Shirley Horn

    User reviews21

    Review
    Top review
    Harvey is great as tortured spy
    I loved Laurence Harvey in THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE. This is also a good performance. The spy stuff and his relationship with the character played by Tom Courtenay are interesting. Also interesting is the young Peter Cook in a "straight" role ( well sort of). Harvey brought such an air of sadness and despair to this kind of role ( much like his doomed brainwashed pawn in MC). I recall a scene where he is asked about his mother's death ( I believe) and he cannot remember how he felt. The life and emotion were drained out of him to create the perfect double agent. This kind of film was popular in the 60's as an antidote to James Bond and his clones. Others include THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD and THE DEADLY AFFAIR. The great Anthony Mann started this film and was replaced by Harvey when Mann died.
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    • Sep 10, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 2, 1968 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Dandy in Aspic
    • Filming locations
      • Loseley Park, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Columbia British Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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