really shines, turning in a very fine performance that leaves the rest of the actors in the dust... there are those who will greatly enjoy Kremlin for its twisted plotting and cynicism..." In 2005, UCLA scholar Bob Hudson noted in the journal Lingua Romana that French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville "...used the term magisterial in praise of John Huston's The Kremlin Letter (1970), which he had just viewed the night before the interview. Despite the commercial failure of the film, Melville saw it as establishing the standard for cinema, and explained his quest as an attempt to achieve such grandeur." The Time Out Film Guide calls The Kremlin Letter "powerful... possibly the clearest statement of Huston's vision of a cruel and senseless world in operation." In 2009, the film was listed in 100 Greatest Spy Movies: A Special Collector's Edition from the Editors of American History [magazine]. See also List of American films of 1970 References External links 1970 films 1970s spy thriller films 1970s political thriller films American political thriller films American spy thriller films Cold War spy films 1970s English-language films 1970s German-language films Films based on American novels Films based on thriller novels Films directed by John Huston Films set in 1969 Films set in 1970 American LGBT-related films Films shot in Finland LGBT-related political thriller films 20th Century Fox films 1970 LGBT-related films Films with screenplays by John Huston American neo-noir films 1970s American films