The Jigsaw Man (1984)
Country: GB
Technical: col 94m
Director: Terence Young
Cast: Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier, Susan George, Robert Powell, Charles Gray
Synopsis:
A former British Intelligence chief who defected to the Soviet Union is given a new face and identity, and sent back to retrieve a payroll list of Russian agents he had spirited away in the UK. However, he has plans of his own regarding the microfilm.
Review:
Astonishingly inept addition to the Cold War thriller genre, especially coming after the BBC's Tinker Tailor. A combination of an arch script, flat direction and a cast given too free a rein makes for some awkward footage. Susan George contributes good work, but Charles Gray's signature caricature queen is more representative of the movie's hold on reality.
Country: GB
Technical: col 94m
Director: Terence Young
Cast: Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier, Susan George, Robert Powell, Charles Gray
Synopsis:
A former British Intelligence chief who defected to the Soviet Union is given a new face and identity, and sent back to retrieve a payroll list of Russian agents he had spirited away in the UK. However, he has plans of his own regarding the microfilm.
Review:
Astonishingly inept addition to the Cold War thriller genre, especially coming after the BBC's Tinker Tailor. A combination of an arch script, flat direction and a cast given too free a rein makes for some awkward footage. Susan George contributes good work, but Charles Gray's signature caricature queen is more representative of the movie's hold on reality.
Country: GB
Technical: col 94m
Director: Terence Young
Cast: Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier, Susan George, Robert Powell, Charles Gray
Synopsis:
A former British Intelligence chief who defected to the Soviet Union is given a new face and identity, and sent back to retrieve a payroll list of Russian agents he had spirited away in the UK. However, he has plans of his own regarding the microfilm.
Review:
Astonishingly inept addition to the Cold War thriller genre, especially coming after the BBC's Tinker Tailor. A combination of an arch script, flat direction and a cast given too free a rein makes for some awkward footage. Susan George contributes good work, but Charles Gray's signature caricature queen is more representative of the movie's hold on reality.