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The Assassination Bureau

  • 19691969
  • MM
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
3K
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The Assassination Bureau (1969)
ActionAdventureComedy
A woman causes a group of assassins to face their greatest challenge.A woman causes a group of assassins to face their greatest challenge.A woman causes a group of assassins to face their greatest challenge.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
3K
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    • Basil Dearden
  • Writers
    • Michael Relph(screenplay)
    • Jack London(unfinished novel)
    • Robert L. Fish(novel)
  • Stars
    • Oliver Reed
    • Diana Rigg
    • Telly Savalas
    • Basil Dearden
  • Writers
    • Michael Relph(screenplay)
    • Jack London(unfinished novel)
    • Robert L. Fish(novel)
  • Stars
    • Oliver Reed
    • Diana Rigg
    • Telly Savalas
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 42User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    Diana Rigg in The Assassination Bureau (1969)
    Oliver Reed and Diana Rigg in The Assassination Bureau (1969)
    Oliver Reed and Philippe Noiret in The Assassination Bureau (1969)
    Oliver Reed and Diana Rigg in The Assassination Bureau (1969)
    Oliver Reed and Warren Mitchell in The Assassination Bureau (1969)
    Oliver Reed and Annabella Incontrera in The Assassination Bureau (1969)
    Diana Rigg in The Assassination Bureau (1969)
    Oliver Reed and Diana Rigg in The Assassination Bureau (1969)
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    Oliver Reed, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, Curd Jürgens, Warren Mitchell, Philippe Noiret, Beryl Reid, and Clive Revill in The Assassination Bureau (1969)
    Oliver Reed and Diana Rigg in The Assassination Bureau (1969)
    Oliver Reed, Diana Rigg, and Telly Savalas in The Assassination Bureau (1969)

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    Oliver Reed
    Oliver Reed
    • Ivan Dragomiloff
    Diana Rigg
    Diana Rigg
    • Sonya Winter
    Telly Savalas
    Telly Savalas
    • Lord Bostwick
    Curd Jürgens
    Curd Jürgens
    • Gen. von Pinck
    • (as Curt Jurgens)
    Philippe Noiret
    Philippe Noiret
    • Monsieur Lucoville
    Warren Mitchell
    Warren Mitchell
    • Herr Weiss
    Beryl Reid
    Beryl Reid
    • Madame Otero
    Clive Revill
    Clive Revill
    • Cesare Spado
    Vernon Dobtcheff
    Vernon Dobtcheff
    • Baron Muntzof
    Annabella Incontrera
    Annabella Incontrera
    • Eleanora Spado
    Kenneth Griffith
    Kenneth Griffith
    • Monsieur Popescu
    Jess Conrad
    Jess Conrad
    • Angelo
    George Coulouris
    George Coulouris
    • Swiss Peasant
    Katherine Kath
    • Mme. Lucoville
    Olaf Pooley
    • Swiss Cashier
    John Abineri
    John Abineri
    • Police Inspector
    • (uncredited)
    John Adams
    • French President
    • (uncredited)
    Jonathan Adams
    Jonathan Adams
    • French President
    • (uncredited)
      • Basil Dearden
    • Writers
      • Michael Relph(screenplay)
      • Jack London(unfinished novel)
      • Robert L. Fish(novel)
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    • Trivia
      Jack London's original novel was left markedly incomplete at the time of his death, and it was not until many decades later that the thriller-writer Robert L. Fish (also known as Robert L. Pike) finished it for publication, amidst much publicity. The novel is noticeably more serious in tone than this movie, although a New York Times review at the time called it "delightfully ridiculous".
    • Goofs
      In the scene, about 40-45 minutes in, where Lord Bostwick visits General Van Pinck whilst the latter is at fencing practice, you will see a map of Europe on the wall. Although this film ostensibly takes place before World War I, the map is of post-Versailles Europe, c.1925-1939.
    • Quotes

      Miss Winter: With your ideas, I'm surprised you're shocked at the thought of war.

      Ivan Dragomiloff: Not at all. It's purely a matter of business. How can we charge our sort of prices with everybody happily killing each other for a shilling a day?

    • Soundtracks
      Life Is a Precious Thing
      Music by Ron Grainer

      Lyrics by Hal Shaper

      Sung by the Mike Sammes Singers

    User reviews42

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    Entertaining and pleasant.
    This is the kind of movie made with care and respect for the audience:lavish sets,dazzling costumes,and a very attractive cast including Diana Rigg,Telly Savalas -both teamed for "on her majesty's secret service" the same year-,Philippe Noiret,Curd Jurgens and the sadly missed Oliver Reed.

    The screenplay is often full of wit and humor,with such lines as "if there's a war,people will kill each others for a penny,and we will have to shut up shop (our "assassination bureau").Actually the whole movie is a long chase through a chocolate-box Europa with a lot of traps,bombs and disguises.Diana Rigg's appearances run the whole gamut from a Victorian prude resembling Mary Poppins to a femme fatale,from a widow in deep mourning to a nun,she's astonishing.So does (and is )Oliver Reed,who plays some British Arsène Lupin.History is given a rough ride when Francis-Ferdinand is murdered in Vienna (instead of Sarajevo) but who cares?

    Best scene:Diana Rigg is alone in her hotel bedroom in Venice,Italy:she can hear a ticking.No,it's not the clock.So she rushes into her bathroom where a tap(faucet) is dripping.But when it's closed,the noise still remains.Is-it a bomb? .The brothel scene where Rigg is mistaken for a hooker is also great fun!

    Two movies made in the seventies might have been influenced by Basil Dearden's amusing comedy:Douglas's Hickox's "theater of blood" (1973) also starring Rigg- a treat that should not be missed-and Ted Kotcheff's "who's killing the great chefs of Europe?" (1978)-Jacqueline Bisset cooks a bombe glacée here-.The people who liked this movie could do worse than picking those delightful black comedies.
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    • dbdumonteil
    • Jul 14, 2002

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    • Release date
      • March 21, 1969 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
      • French
      • Italian
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Zürich, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland
    • Production companies
      • Heathfield
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • 1 hour 50 minutes
      • Mono

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