The Quiller Memorandum (1966)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Michael Anderson

Writers:

Trevor Dudley Smith (novel)
Harold Pinter (screenplay)

Release Date:

15 December 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

QUILLER...he's not just another spy - If he shatters your nerves, remember- he's living on his!

Plot:

Two British agents are murdered by a mysterious Neonazi organization in West Berlin. The British Secret Service sends agent Quiller to investigate...

Plot Keywords:

Berlin | Car Chase | Spies | Truth Serum | Telephone Booth

Awards:

Nominated for 3 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 nomination

Cast

George Segal	...	Quiller
Alec Guinness	...	Pol
Max von Sydow	...	Oktober
Senta Berger	...	Inge Lindt
George Sanders	...	Gibbs
Robert Helpmann	...	Weng
Robert Flemyng	...	Rushington
Peter Carsten	...	Hengel
Ernst Walder	...	Grauber
Edith Schneider	...	Headmistress
Philip Madoc	...	Oktober's Man (Man with brown trousers)
Günter Meisner	...	Hassler (as Gunter Meisner)
John Rees	...	Oktober's Man (Man with black-rimmed glasses)

Runtime:

104 min | Austria:95 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:PG | Iceland:12 | Norway:16 | USA:Approved (certificate #21414) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Blauer Affe, Berlin, Germany

Company:

Ivan Foxwell Productions

Trivia:

In adapting 'Elleston Trevor''s novel "The Berlin Memorandum", Harold Pinter largely altered the emphasis of the book to be less of a spy thriller and more of a meditation on the human condition and the duplicitous nature of identity.

Quotes:

Oktober: Don't blame it on me, blame it on the Bosa Nova.

Soundtrack:

WEDNESDAY'S CHILD

A good spy movie

Other viewers have said it all: it is a good movie and more interestingly it is a different kind of spy movie. It is credible. The shooting on location in Berlin makes it that much more thrilling.

Good acting. Fantastic last 30 minutes where I have rarely felt so tense so the suspense was intense: great chase in the streets of Berlin but in a different way from James Bond...

Definitely worth seeing. You won't be disappointed.

Final note: there is no stupid romance to spoil the film. The ending in itself contributes to the film's value (you will see).

My vote: 8 / 10.