Being one of those "completists" who try to find every political thriller or spy movie that has been made during the Cold War, it is inevitable that every now and then, I buy a bad one. It took me some time to find a seller on Ioffer who could provide me with a copy of acceptable quality of "Break in the circle". Unfortunately enough it turned out to be rather a C-movie, based, on quite a poor storyline, extremely forgettable dialogs and with absolutely no spark between the two main characters.
Capt. Skip Morgan (Forrest Tucker), an English adventurer possesses a boat, which he's not always strictly using for completely innocent trips. One day he's contacted by a "Major Hobart", who's task it is to arranges a meeting between Morgan and the rich German Baron Keller. The businesslike baron turns out to have an adventurous job for Morgan: to go to Hamburg, find out about the whereabouts of a professor called Pal Kudnic, and to smuggle him to England. His offer is accompanied by a generous sum of money. Keller also tells a phony story about why he goes to great lengths to get Kudnic to England. Morgan isn't really the man to ask a lot of questions, but the word "action" however sounds like music in his ears. He more or less kidnaps Lisa (Eva Bartok), the girl he's in love with. The feelings aren't mutual at that time, and furthermore, Lisa is working for the police. Together with shipmate Dusty, the trio crosses the Chanel and arrive in Hamburg. It soon turns out a group of Russian thugs are also interested in Kudnic.
The big finale in Germany is a not particularly spectacular chase between one of the very first types of helicopters and the truck in which Morgan transports Kudnic to Hamburg. After the helicopter hit some high voltage wires, the truck can continue without any trouble to Hamburg. During the trip, Kudnic tells Morgan he's a chemist, specialized in polymers. Once back in the UK, first Lisa, than Baron Keller try to overpower Morgan at gunpoint, to make sure his little investment also delivers the gains he was hoping for: the knowledge stored in the head of Prof. Kudnic. In the end, the police however has the last word.
Believe me, it's really a bleak, stupid storyline, not at all entertaining. The characters aren't very likable: the captain is rather shouting all the time in stead of just talking, and a wooden Lisa clearly needed a kiss before becoming a little bit more human. In a word,forget about this movie ! Don't be fooled by the magic words "Hammer Studio", and try in stead to find the 20 times better movie "High Treason" from 1951. That one should be in the collection of every one who likes good, entertaining spy movies and political thrillers !
Capt. Skip Morgan (Forrest Tucker), an English adventurer possesses a boat, which he's not always strictly using for completely innocent trips. One day he's contacted by a "Major Hobart", who's task it is to arranges a meeting between Morgan and the rich German Baron Keller. The businesslike baron turns out to have an adventurous job for Morgan: to go to Hamburg, find out about the whereabouts of a professor called Pal Kudnic, and to smuggle him to England. His offer is accompanied by a generous sum of money. Keller also tells a phony story about why he goes to great lengths to get Kudnic to England. Morgan isn't really the man to ask a lot of questions, but the word "action" however sounds like music in his ears. He more or less kidnaps Lisa (Eva Bartok), the girl he's in love with. The feelings aren't mutual at that time, and furthermore, Lisa is working for the police. Together with shipmate Dusty, the trio crosses the Chanel and arrive in Hamburg. It soon turns out a group of Russian thugs are also interested in Kudnic.
The big finale in Germany is a not particularly spectacular chase between one of the very first types of helicopters and the truck in which Morgan transports Kudnic to Hamburg. After the helicopter hit some high voltage wires, the truck can continue without any trouble to Hamburg. During the trip, Kudnic tells Morgan he's a chemist, specialized in polymers. Once back in the UK, first Lisa, than Baron Keller try to overpower Morgan at gunpoint, to make sure his little investment also delivers the gains he was hoping for: the knowledge stored in the head of Prof. Kudnic. In the end, the police however has the last word.
Believe me, it's really a bleak, stupid storyline, not at all entertaining. The characters aren't very likable: the captain is rather shouting all the time in stead of just talking, and a wooden Lisa clearly needed a kiss before becoming a little bit more human. In a word,forget about this movie ! Don't be fooled by the magic words "Hammer Studio", and try in stead to find the 20 times better movie "High Treason" from 1951. That one should be in the collection of every one who likes good, entertaining spy movies and political thrillers !