The ultimate exercise in controlled terror.
A British agent's son is kidnapped and held for a ransom of diamonds. The agent finds out that he can't even count on the people he thought were on his side to help him, so he decides to track down the kidnappers himself.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and plot-driven.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Michael CaineMaj. John Tarrant
- Donald PleasenceCedric Harper
- Delphine SeyrigCeil Burrows
- Clive RevillAlf Chestermann
- John VernonMcKee
- Joss AcklandChief Supt. Wray
- Janet SuzmanAlex Tarrant
- Catherine SchellLady Melissa Julyan
- Joseph O'ConorSir Edward Julyan
- Denis QuilleyBateson
Crew
- Don SiegelDirector
- Leigh VanceScreenplay
- Clive EgletonNovel
- Ousama RawiDirector of Photography
- Roy BuddOriginal Music Composer
- Antony GibbsEditor
- Don SiegelProducer
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