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The Assassination Bureau

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The Assassination Bureau

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Summary

Period black comedy starring Oliver Reed and Diana Rigg. Europe, 1906: the Assassination Bureau is a secret society that only kills people who really deserve it. A mysterious, beautiful woman decides to put out a contract - for the head of the bureau himself.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Tom Hutchinson

This dry period black comedy stars Diana Rigg as a journalist infiltrating a gang of professional killers whose members only accept contracts on those who "deserve" to die. Director Basil Dearden infuses the tale with joyous glee and no little character insight as Rigg persuades the gang's leader, Oliver Reed, to allow himself to become a target as a challenge to his professionalism. It's a clever twist in a madcap yarn by Jack London and Robert Fish, and Reed is wonderfully malevolent through his charm, while the quality cast (including Telly Savalas and Warren Mitchell) gauges the light tone perfectly.

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6.4/10

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Cast

rolenameIvan DragomiloffOliver ReedSonya WinterDiana RiggLord BostwickTelly SavalasGeneral von PinckCurt JurgensLucovillePhilippe NoiretWeissWarren MitchellMadame OteroBeryl ReidCesare SpadoClive RevillMuntzovVernon DobtcheffPopescuKenneth GriffithAngeloJess ConradSwiss peasantGeorge Coulouris

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Crew

rolenameDirectorBasil Dearden

Details

Theatrical distributor

Heathfield Films

Released on

1969-03-21

Languages

English | Italian | French

Guidance

Violence, sexual references

Formats

Colour

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