9/10
Taut political thriller ruined by home video glitch
2 October 2021
First... the problem many viewers are having: I saw this film in theaters... and again on home video on VHS tape.

When it was later remastered for DVD and HD streaming, some idiot forgot to include the English subtitles.

Half the film's dialog is spoken in Italian.

In theaters and on home video VHS, there are English subtitles for all the Italian dialog Neither the DVD nor the streaming version have any English subtitles for these parts and there is no way a viewer who does not speak Italian can follow the intricate details of the story.

Entire subplots and character details are lost

That's a shame because when seen with the full subtitles, the film is a well crafted superb thriller worthy of standing alongside some of Frankenheimer's best films.
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