- Film Review
- Reviewed By David Parkinson
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2 out of 5
This disappointing thriller from Dirty Harry director Don Siegel stars Michael Caine as an agent whose son is kidnapped by a mysterious military organisation which demands diamonds in return for his release. Like all good heroes from John Buchan's Richard Hannay onwards, Caine finds himself the number one suspect and thus spends as much time keeping out of the clutches of the law as he does tracking down the real culprits. The plot is over-thickened with cat-and-mouse sequences and Siegel's acclaimed naturalistic style is intrusive here, but the performances are fine, especially those of Donald Pleasence and the star of Last Year at Marienbad, Delphine Seyrig.
Plot Summary
Spy thriller starring Michael Caine. While on a secret mission, agent John Tarrant learns that his son has been kidnapped, but is then suspected of treachery when the ransom is received.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Major John Tarrant
- Michael Caine
- Cedric Harper
- Donald Pleasence
- McKee
- John Vernon
- Alex Tarrant
- Janet Suzman
- Ceil Burrows
- Delphine Seyrig
- Chief Superintendent Wray
- Joss Ackland
- Sir Edward Julyan
- Joseph O'Conor
- Alf Chestermann
- Clive Revill
- Hetty
- Hermione Baddeley
- Mike McCarthy
- Edward Hardwicke
- Lady Melissa Julyan
- Catherine Schell
- Thickset MI5 man
- David Daker
- Bateson
- Denis Quilley
- David Tarrant
- Paul Moss
- James Stroud
- Mark Praid
Crew
- Director
- Don Siegel
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