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Title: a dandy of spy-schtick!
Review: Very entertaining late 60's Cold war romp through Britain and Germany. Excellent realism (Russian agent heroin user who longs for home simultaneously with the next hit!), Laurence Harvey's cold, matter-of-fact demeanor of the disgruntled agent who is pretty much fed up with the whole political spy scene.Also, Mia Farrow is excellent as the ditzy, naive "bird" who takes a fancy to LH's counterpoint character. But the real kudos go to Peter Cook, the mod devil-may-care chap who supplies to LH all the pertinent spy goings-on with a mordant, off-color humorous style. (Note his playboy flirtations juxtaposed with his serious delineations of Home Office tidbits to LH at the penthouse tower bar in Germany.)Quincy Jones gets raves for the soundtrack! Finally, the ending is tastefully done, all too apropos for LH's downwardly spiraling lifestyle.
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