The Jigsaw Man

19831983
PGPG
1h 34min

Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Susan George, and Anthony Dawson in The Jigsaw Man (1983)

An MI6 defector has his appearance altered by the K.G.B. and is sent back to Britain to retrieve top-secret documents.An MI6 defector has his appearance altered by the K.G.B. and is sent back to Britain to retrieve top-secret documents.An MI6 defector has his appearance altered by the K.G.B. and is sent back to Britain to retrieve top-secret documents.

Director
- Terence Young
Writers
- Dorothea Bennett(novel)
- Jo Eisinger(screenplay)
Stars

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Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Susan George, and Robert Powell in The Jigsaw Man (1983)

Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Susan George, and Robert Powell in The Jigsaw Man (1983)

The Jigsaw Man (1983)

Robert Powell in The Jigsaw Man (1983)

Michael Caine and Susan George in The Jigsaw Man (1983)

Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine in The Jigsaw Man (1983)

Michael Caine in The Jigsaw Man (1983)

Laurence Olivier and Robert Powell in The Jigsaw Man (1983)

Michael Caine and Susan George in The Jigsaw Man (1983)

Laurence Olivier in The Jigsaw Man (1983)

Laurence Olivier and Robert Powell in The Jigsaw Man (1983)

Michael Caine in The Jigsaw Man (1983)

Director
- Terence Young
Writers
- Dorothea Bennett(novel)
- Jo Eisinger(screenplay)
All cast & crew
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Philip Kimberly's a former head of British secret service, who had defected to the Soviet Union. One day, he receives instructions; he's to go back surreptitiously to the West, with the goal of retrieving some important documents. After having plastic surgery to alter his appearance, he is put back on the western side. When he accomplishes his goal, he thinks his handlers won't need him anymore. So, with the documents in his possession, rather than returning to the East, and possible assassination, he instead plays one side off against the other--KGB against Mi6. —Alexander Lum

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Taglines
- The Game of Spying, Double Cross, Defection, Betrayal & Death.
Genre
- Thriller
Certificate
- PG
Parents guide

Trivia
Filming shut down when the production ran out of money. Enough money was eventually raised to finish the movie, but on a reduced scale.

Goofs
During the early part of the movie (time stamp 3:19) a three vehicle convoy drive to a gate where in the background there is a parked military vehicle. But it is not Soviet made vehicle but belonging to the Swedish Army. It is Volvo C300/ L3314 series off-road 4-wheel light truck mainly used by the Swedish Army. It was sold to Netherlands, Saudi Arabia and Norway. Finnish Army had also some trucks. It was never sold to Russia and was never in use there.

Quotes
Philip Kimberley: [reading a paper] "Press agency Moscow. April 27th." But that's six months from now! "The death of Sir Philip Kimberley was announced here today. Former Director General, British Secret Service, defected." It's all here!

Connections
Featured in Al Murray's Great British Spy Movies (2014)

Soundtracks
Only You And I
Music by Georges Garvarentz
Lyrics by Labi Siffre, Scott English
Sung by Dionne Warwick
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Rhythm arrangement by Jeremy Lubbock and Bob Gaudio
String & horn arrangement by Jeremy Lubbock
Recorded by Paul Lani and Rick Ruggieri
Mixed by Ron Hitchcock
Producers assistant: Marla Miller
Recorded at Sound Lab Studios, Los Angeles, California
Song & theme published by P.G.G.

Top review

5/10

poor Cold War thriller marred by bad acting and accents

A very dull film is the only way of describing this tale of spies and defectors, plastic surgery and double dealing, during the Cold War. Michael Caine plays the rejuvenated spy who returns to his homeland, and his former friend and sparring partner, head of M15 (a truly appalling Laurence Olivier), at the same time reviving his relationship with his pouting daughter Penny (Susan George) who is having a fling with a secret service man (Robert Powell), who is surviving attempts to kill him by ... well, who knows?

With fruity support from Charles Gray and Michael Medwin and an awful script delivered in poor accents (Caine's Russian has to be heard to be believed) 'The Jigsaw Man' becomes a bit of a joke.

It is watchable, but is really a load of old rubbish dressed up in London locations and with some semblance of a plot.

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Release date
- November 11, 1983 (United Kingdom)
Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Languages
- English
- Russian
Also known as
- Agenten sterben zweimal
Filming locations
- Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Production companies
- Evangrove
- Nitemeg
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Runtime
- 1h 34min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1

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