Colonel Mostyn of the British Intelligence Service suspects there is a leak in his department and hires an American expatriate to eliminate various targets working for the Soviets.Colonel Mostyn of the British Intelligence Service suspects there is a leak in his department and hires an American expatriate to eliminate various targets working for the Soviets.Colonel Mostyn of the British Intelligence Service suspects there is a leak in his department and hires an American expatriate to eliminate various targets working for the Soviets.
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- (as Wilfrid Hyde White)
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- TriviaBased on the first of the 'Boysie Oakes' novels by John Gardner, published in 1964. There were seven more: Understrike (1965), Amber Nine (1966), Madrigal (1968) Founder Member (1969), The Airline Pirates (1970), Traitor's Exit (1970) and Killer for a Song (1975). After that, Gardner took over writing the James Bond series from the late Ian Fleming.
- GoofsDialogue refers to "cyanide" and "prussic acid" as separate entities. Prussic acid is hydrogen cyanide.
- Quotes
Charlie Griffen: [Boysie Oakes is hiring Charlie Griffen to murder someone for him] Who do you have in mind? Mother in law?
'Boysie' Oakes: Aha your little joke, Mr. Griffen.
Charlie Griffen: It helps sir, it helps.
- Crazy creditsA figure in a coat and hat stumbles through the opening titles.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Al Murray's Great British Spy Movies (2014)
The '60s was certainly an interesting time for films - spy films, spoofs of spy films, caper films, big historical films, and sex comedies. Here we have a spoof of the James Bond films, with Rod Taylor playing Boys Oaks, a war acquaintance of Colonel Mostyn (Trevor Howard). The British Security Services is frustrated and embarrassed as they have a number of spies in their midst. It's time to liquidate them, so The Chief (Wilfrid Hyde-White) orders Mostyn to find someone.
Mostyn remembers Boys and his impressive actions during the war and drafts him. Of course, he doesn't exactly tell Boys what he wants. He offers him a gorgeous apartment, beautiful women who hang around, a nice car, and after Boys signs his life away, Mostyn drops the bomb. Boys tries but he fails in his first assignment and instead saves the subject from the train tracks he was just about to throw her onto. The other thing is all the travel - Boys really doesn't like to travel. So Boyd has to come up with a solution or lose the perks.
I thought this was an okay comedy, nothing special. Jill St. John plays Mostyn's beautiful, sexy secretary, Wilfrid Hyde-White plays the bureau chief; the film also features Akim Tamiroff. There are some funny moments and I like the premise. Entertaining.
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- Jan 15, 2012
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- Also known as
- L - Der Lautlose
- Filming locations
- The Manor Elstree, Barnet Lane, Elstree, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK(spy agency training grounds)
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- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1