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A woman causes a group of assassins to face their greatest challenge.A woman causes a group of assassins to face their greatest challenge.A woman causes a group of assassins to face their greatest challenge.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Curd Jürgens
- Gen. von Pinck
- (as Curt Jurgens)
John Abineri
- Police Inspector
- (uncredited)
John Adams
- French President
- (uncredited)
Jonathan Adams
- French President
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaJack London's original novel was left markedly incomplete at the time of his death, and it was not until many decades later that the thriller-writer Robert L. Fish (also known as Robert L. Pike) finished it for publication, amidst much publicity. The novel is noticeably more serious in tone than this movie, although a New York Times review at the time called it "delightfully ridiculous".
- GoofsIn the scene, about 40-45 minutes in, where Lord Bostwick visits General Van Pinck whilst the latter is at fencing practice, you will see a map of Europe on the wall. Although this film ostensibly takes place before World War I, the map is of post-Versailles Europe, c.1925-1939.
- Quotes
Miss Winter: With your ideas, I'm surprised you're shocked at the thought of war.
Ivan Dragomiloff: Not at all. It's purely a matter of business. How can we charge our sort of prices with everybody happily killing each other for a shilling a day?
Featured review
Worth watching for Reed and Rigg
This film is an enjoyable enough lightweight romp, with an array of locations and actors that is perhaps excessive.
Oliver Reed is suavely bucaneering as the main protaganist, while the other main star, Diana Rigg of Avengers fame, does a very well-judged comic performance as the feminist journalist in 1910. It's a shame she didn't appear in more films. No other actors get much of a chance to shine, as there are far too many minor characters.
The writing is OK; you get the feeling that there should be more laughs than there are. Still, it's an enjoyable enough way to spend an hour and a half.
Rating:- *** (out of *****)
Oliver Reed is suavely bucaneering as the main protaganist, while the other main star, Diana Rigg of Avengers fame, does a very well-judged comic performance as the feminist journalist in 1910. It's a shame she didn't appear in more films. No other actors get much of a chance to shine, as there are far too many minor characters.
The writing is OK; you get the feeling that there should be more laughs than there are. Still, it's an enjoyable enough way to spend an hour and a half.
Rating:- *** (out of *****)
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- Nov 6, 1999
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- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was The Assassination Bureau (1969) officially released in India in English?
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