Subterfuge

1968

1h 29m

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4.7/10

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A young wife is becoming very distraught over the fact that her husband, a secret service "spy" for England, has changed his mind about transferring away so that he can spend more time with her and their young son. He has grown cold and distant towards her; she thinks it 's because of the secretiveness of his work. Meanwhile, an American spy comes to England and is induced to help the British "team" with an undercover spy ring. When this spy ring is over turned the "bugs" that crawl out from under its rock shocks everyone!

Directors

Peter Graham Scott

Writers

David Whitaker(writer by)

Stars

Gene Barry

Joan Collins

Richard Todd

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Michael A. Donovan

Anne Langley

Col. Victor Redmayne

Peter Langley

Donetta

Goldsmith

Bus Conductress

Shevik

Pannell

Kitteridge

Dr. Lundgren

Heiner

Fennimore

Shevik's Henchman

Directors

Peter Graham Scott

Writers

David Whitaker(writer by)

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5/10

Gene Barry is "Donovan", a CIA agent sent to London to help uncover a cold war espionage ring. He is pretty much captured upon arrival, but luckily manages to quickly escape from his country house prison with the help of "Peter Langley" (Tom Adams) and together with the assistance of "Col. Redmayne" (Richard Todd) they embark on an investigation to find the spy! Most of this reminded me of an episode of "Bewitched" only it wasn't anyone's nose that was twitching. The production is cheap, the script woeful and the performances might legitimately be described as truly worthy of the occasional appearance from Joan Collins ("Anne") at her most glamorously sterile. The plot plods along with an inevitability to it that leaves no room for any suspense, and the fight scenes are so expertly choreographed as to be little more than gymnastics with tomato sauce. London in the late 1960s was a colourful, bustling city and the film at least manages to convey some of that vibrancy, but otherwise this is really just duff.

Geronimo196703 Jun, 2023