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Kiristäjä

Original title: Permission to Kill
  • 19751975
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
314
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Kiristäjä (1975)
DramaThriller
Western intelligence agents try, by all means necessary, to prevent a Communist-bloc defector from leaving the West in his bid to return home to lead an uprising.Western intelligence agents try, by all means necessary, to prevent a Communist-bloc defector from leaving the West in his bid to return home to lead an uprising.Western intelligence agents try, by all means necessary, to prevent a Communist-bloc defector from leaving the West in his bid to return home to lead an uprising.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
314
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
52,971
3,544
  • Director
    • Cyril Frankel
  • Writer
    • Robin Estridge(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Dirk Bogarde
    • Ava Gardner
    • Bekim Fehmiu
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  • Director
    • Cyril Frankel
  • Writer
    • Robin Estridge(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Dirk Bogarde
    • Ava Gardner
    • Bekim Fehmiu
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    • 7User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Kiristäjä (1975)
    Ava Gardner and Bekim Fehmiu in Kiristäjä (1975)
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    Bekim Fehmiu in Kiristäjä (1975)
    Kiristäjä (1975)
    Timothy Dalton, Dirk Bogarde, and Peggy Sinclair in Kiristäjä (1975)
    Ava Gardner and Dirk Bogarde in Kiristäjä (1975)
    Ava Gardner and Frederic Forrest in Kiristäjä (1975)
    Dirk Bogarde and Frederic Forrest in Kiristäjä (1975)
    Ava Gardner and Bekim Fehmiu in Kiristäjä (1975)
    Dirk Bogarde and Bekim Fehmiu in Kiristäjä (1975)
    Timothy Dalton and Dirk Bogarde in Kiristäjä (1975)

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    Dirk Bogarde
    Dirk Bogarde
    • Alan Curtis
    Ava Gardner
    Ava Gardner
    • Katina Petersen
    Bekim Fehmiu
    Bekim Fehmiu
    • Alexander Diakim
    Timothy Dalton
    Timothy Dalton
    • Charles Lord
    Nicole Calfan
    Nicole Calfan
    • Melissa Lascade
    Frederic Forrest
    Frederic Forrest
    • Scott Allison
    Klaus Wildbolz
    • Muller
    Anthony Dutton
    • Jennings
    Peggy Sinclair
    • Lily
    Dennis Blanch
    • Brewer
    John Levene
    John Levene
    • Adams
    Alf Joint
    Alf Joint
    • MacNeil
    Vladimir Popovic
    Vladimir Popovic
    • Kostas
    Ratislav Plamenac
    • Pavlos
    Oliver Schott
    • François
    Erna Riedl
    • Mme Diderot
    • (as Erna Riedl-Tichy)
    Paul Maxwell
    • American
    John Serret
    John Serret
    • Frenchman
    • Director
      • Cyril Frankel
    • Writer
      • Robin Estridge(screenplay) (novel)
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    • Trivia
      This movie was originally intended to be a pilot for an espionage television series, in the style of Callan (1967).
    • Soundtracks
      Mandoline
      (uncredited)

      Music by Gottfried Windholz

    User reviews7

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    7/10
    The man who decided death
    This movie is a classic spying movie, but with the "kitsch" touch of the 70's. It mixes a lot of elements that can disturb the main link of the script, but at the last moment it resolves very well the meaning of the movements of the characters. Dirk Bogarde is splendourous, such as always and the rest of the actors makes me feel that the movie is happening actually.
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    • dcarbajales
    • Jul 7, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 30, 1976 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Austria
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Five Against Capricorn
    • Filming locations
      • Sievering Studios, Sievering, Vienna, Austria
    • Production companies
      • Sascha-Verleih
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Budget
      • $1,250,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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