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An MI6 defector has his appearance altered by the K.G.B. and is sent back to Britain to retrieve top-secret documents.An MI6 defector has his appearance altered by the K.G.B. and is sent back to Britain to retrieve top-secret documents.An MI6 defector has his appearance altered by the K.G.B. and is sent back to Britain to retrieve top-secret documents.
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- TriviaFilming shut down when the production ran out of money. Enough money was eventually raised to finish the movie, but on a reduced scale.
- GoofsDuring the early part of the movie (time stamp 3:19) a three vehicle convoy drive to a gate where in the background there is a parked military vehicle. But it is not Soviet made vehicle but belonging to the Swedish Army. It is Volvo C300/ L3314 series off-road 4-wheel light truck mainly used by the Swedish Army. It was sold to Netherlands, Saudi Arabia and Norway. Finnish Army had also some trucks. It was never sold to Russia and was never in use there.
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Adm. Sir Gerald Scaith: [On the legalisation of homosexuality] Only sensible law we've made in England this century. Consenting adults. Would have saved Vassall and Maclean. And Burgess too of course, not that I think he wouldn't have done it with a hedgehog.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Al Murray's Great British Spy Movies (2014)
- SoundtracksOnly You And I
Music by Georges Garvarentz
Lyrics by Labi Siffre, Scott English
Sung by Dionne Warwick
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Rhythm arrangement by Jeremy Lubbock and Bob Gaudio
String & horn arrangement by Jeremy Lubbock
Recorded by Paul Lani and Rick Ruggieri
Mixed by Ron Hitchcock
Producers assistant: Marla Miller
Recorded at Sound Lab Studios, Los Angeles, California
Song & theme published by P.G.G.
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Wobbling its way to cult status
Made after some of the best spy drama movies, including the TV adaptation of Le Carre's Smiley's People, you have to wonder how they got it so wrong. And with Michael Caine, Olivier and Charles Gray! And with the director of the grittiest early Bond movies! It was totally ridiculous as a story and as a film, but also hugely endearing to a Brit who has lived in Asia for over 25 years. I got the same pleasure watching this as I did in seeing the sets wobble in "The Builders" episode of Fawlty Towers. The whole thing wobbled, especially the acting. Oliver's mention of the leather chair to Michael Medwin was the only finely delivered line.
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