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The Executioner

  • 1970
  • GP
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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The Executioner (1970)
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A British Intelligence Agent must track down a fellow spy suspected of being a double agent.A British Intelligence Agent must track down a fellow spy suspected of being a double agent.A British Intelligence Agent must track down a fellow spy suspected of being a double agent.

  • Director
    • Sam Wanamaker
  • Writers
    • Jack Pulman
    • Gordon McDonell
  • Stars
    • George Peppard
    • Joan Collins
    • Judy Geeson
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    419
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    • Director
      • Sam Wanamaker
    • Writers
      • Jack Pulman
      • Gordon McDonell
    • Stars
      • George Peppard
      • Joan Collins
      • Judy Geeson
    • 12User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    George Peppard, Joan Collins, and George Baker in The Executioner (1970)
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    George Peppard and Judy Geeson in The Executioner (1970)
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    George Peppard, Peter Dyneley, and Nigel Patrick in The Executioner (1970)
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    George Peppard and Judy Geeson in The Executioner (1970)
    George Peppard and Judy Geeson in The Executioner (1970)

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    George Peppard
    George Peppard
    • John Shay
    Joan Collins
    Joan Collins
    • Sarah Booth
    Judy Geeson
    Judy Geeson
    • Polly Bendel
    Oscar Homolka
    Oscar Homolka
    • Racovsky
    • (as Oskar Homolka)
    Charles Gray
    Charles Gray
    • Vaughan Jones
    Nigel Patrick
    Nigel Patrick
    • Colonel Scott
    Keith Michell
    Keith Michell
    • Adam Booth
    George Baker
    George Baker
    • Philip Crawford
    Alexander Scourby
    Alexander Scourby
    • Prof. Parker
    Peter Bull
    Peter Bull
    • Butterfield
    Ernest Clark
    Ernest Clark
    • Roper
    Peter Dyneley
    Peter Dyneley
    • Balkov
    Gisela Dali
    Gisela Dali
    • Anna
    Lewis Alexander
    • Country House Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Arrow
    • Restaurant Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Jimmy Charters
    • Pub Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Peter Evans
    • Restaurant Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Stefan Gryff
    • Shay cell group surrvior
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sam Wanamaker
    • Writers
      • Jack Pulman
      • Gordon McDonell
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    • Trivia
      One of seven espionage movies that Charles Gray made around the mid to late 60s and early 70s. The others being Masquerade (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967) , The Man Outside (1967), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), The File of the Golden Goose (1969), and When Eight Bells Toll (1971),
    • Goofs
      At the start of the film one of the dead victims lying by the empty swimming pool is startled and moves when the car explodes, with his head and arm moving.
    • Quotes

      John Shay: I thought you guys used Pentothal.

      Balkov: We ran out.

    • Crazy credits
      During the closing credits, in the background is the final scene showing a tower with a light that rotates, shining alternately green and white light. The credits change colors repeatedly as if the tower light is shining on them.
    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Hilariously Awful Movie Fights (2016)

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    3/10
    The Spy Who Bored Me
    Severe and merciless penalties should be given to people who dare to write a screenplay that is titled "The Executioner" and then subsequently deliver a film that is indescribably boring and almost doesn't contain any action whatsoever; let alone executions! I read in a few reviews that this is the more intelligent espionage thriller… You know, the type of film that gives realistic insights in the true world of secret agents rather than the contemporary James Bond movies that were all about stunts, flamboyance and gadgetry. Well, it may or may not be true that "The Executioner" is realistic but it's certainly NOT entertaining and certainly NOT the least bit memorable, unlike the vast majority of James Bond episodes. To make things even worse: the movie starts out extremely promising, with Peppard strolling around in the garden of a luxurious villa where just a bloody massacre took place. There are bloodied corpses left, right and at the bottom of the pool. Unfortunately, the boring 100 minutes that follow are a giant flashback clarifying the building up towards this massacre. American actor George Peppard depicts British secret agent John Shay. He explains at least a dozen times that his Yankee accent comes from the fact that he was raised in America. Shay suspects that his colleague Adam Booth is a double- agent who betrays the Queen by passing secret information to the Russians. Shay's superiors don't believe him, or perhaps they are protecting Booth, and he even gets suspended. Shay remains certain that he's right and seeks for further evidence in Greece, although it may also just be that he's jealous, because Booth is married to the beautiful Sarah with whom Shay once had an affair. "The Executioner" is a long – seemingly endless, in fact – and dreadfully tedious series of pointless dialogues and newly introduced characters of which you don't know who they are and why they are relevant to the plot. There isn't any suspense or mystery, and you don't feel the least bit connected with any of the lead characters, especially John Shay because he behaves like an arrogant and stubborn little boy. I was never a big fan of George Peppard, apart from his roles in the movies "Damnation Alley" and "Race for the Yankee Zephyr". His performance here is one of the most monotonous and indifferent I've ever seen. I can't write anything positive about "The Executioner", except that Judy Geeson is cute and that it's always a pleasure to watch Charles Gray (although his role is immensely dull as well)
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    • May 17, 2017

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    • Release date
      • May 1, 1970 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Sony Movie Channel (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der Vollstrecker
    • Filming locations
      • Corfu, Greece
    • Production company
      • Ameran Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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