The President's Analyst (1967)

Director:

Theodore J. Flicker

Writer:

Theodore J. Flicker (writer)

Release Date:

21 December 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Only two people on earth want Sidney Schaefer alive. Sidney Schaefer. And the President of the United States.

Plot:

At first, Dr. Sidney Schaefer feels honored and thrilled to be offered the job of the President's Analyst...

Plot Keywords:

Spy | Cold War | Nightclub | Gong | Sunglasses

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

James Coburn	...	Dr. Sidney Schaefer
Godfrey Cambridge	...	Don Masters, CEA Agent
Severn Darden	...	V.I. Kydor Kropotkin
Joan Delaney	...	Nan Butler
Pat Harrington Jr.	...	Arlington Hewes, President of TPC (as Pat Harrington)
Barry McGuire	...	Old Wrangler
Jill Banner	...	Snow White
Eduard Franz	...	Ethan Allen Cocket, CEA Director
Walter Burke	...	Henry Lux, FBR Chief
Will Geer	...	Dr. Lee-Evans
William Daniels	...	Wynn Quantrill
Joan Darling	...	Jeff Quantrill
Sheldon Collins	...	Bing Quantrill
Arte Johnson	...	Sullivan, FBR Agent
Martin Horsey	...	1st Puddlian (Canadian Secret Service)

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian | Mandarin

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Lincoln Memorial, National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Company:

Panpiper Productions

Trivia:

The subtitle option on the DVD translates the spoken Russian (between Kropotkin and his superior, and later with Masters greeting his old friend) into English.

Goofs:

Continuity: Don gives Sidney an ID badge. Looking over Sidney's shoulder, both hands are on the ID, but when seen from the front his hands are apart and the ID is in his right hand.

Quotes:

V.I. Kydor Kropotkin: Logic is on our side: this isn't a case of a world struggle between two divergent ideologies, of different economic systems. Every day your country becomes more socialistic, my country becomes more capitalistic. Pretty soon we will meet in the middle and join hands. No, my dear doctor; you're going to defect because you want to live.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Operation Double 007 (#6.8)" (1993)

Soundtrack:

Joy to the World

James Coburn Fantastic!

This film is among my personal top five, and I am so thrilled that it's been forever preserved on DVD, with such a high quality encoding. It is brilliantly filmed, the dialog is witty, it is 1960s spy humor at it's best, the Lalo Schifrin soundtrack is a tasteful masterpiece on its own, and the direction captures a James Coburn with a male persona that rivals the best Sean Connery out there. This is a film that should be an integral part of any serious film study curriculum, and it may very well be in some schools for all we know.

This is nothing but a time capsule of a timeless masterpiece of film making.

Amazing work. I hope I can one day have lunch with someone who may have worked on this film, and express my gratitude. 'Nuff said. Get it on DVD widescreen and enjoy!