Another complex 60's political thriller with lots of great art Direction and glances and heavily made-up females dealing with a visiting Australian diplomat (Christopher Plummer) in London and the arrival of a South Wales Australia police officer Rod Taylor gives in the instructions to arrest him. It turns out that there's so much more going on, an attempted political assassination on Plummer (one scene has it through nearest real camera at a tennis match) by a nasty spy ring (led by the exotic looking spider woman Daliah Lavi) which Taylor uncovers.
Along the way there are encounters with the sardonic Camilla Sparv, Plummer's devoted wife (Lilli Palmer) and such memorable supporting players as Clive Revill, Calvin Lockhart and Burt Kwouk.
This film probably look much better on the big screen because it's one of those cinematic films that loses something on a smaller TV. It's often complex to the point where it becomes convoluted and messy, but there are a lot of entertaining moments. That doesn't necessarily add up to a good film, but Plummer, Taylor and Palmer are memorable. A very typical 60's thriller that is attractive on the surface but rather empty inside.
Along the way there are encounters with the sardonic Camilla Sparv, Plummer's devoted wife (Lilli Palmer) and such memorable supporting players as Clive Revill, Calvin Lockhart and Burt Kwouk.
This film probably look much better on the big screen because it's one of those cinematic films that loses something on a smaller TV. It's often complex to the point where it becomes convoluted and messy, but there are a lot of entertaining moments. That doesn't necessarily add up to a good film, but Plummer, Taylor and Palmer are memorable. A very typical 60's thriller that is attractive on the surface but rather empty inside.