It is difficult to understand what the director was trying to achieve. Many tight close ups and strange camera angles make this film at times unwatchable. To add to this there is a jarring and very intrusive musical score. It detracts rather than adds to the suspense.
Another odd thing about this film is the appearance in the opening ten minutes of Ronnie Barker as a Greek agent.
The story is yet another spy tale,one of dozens of similar stories filmed in the sixties. Here we have a rathat weatherbeaten Van Heflin as a CIA agent who has been fired for an error of judgment. He is on the trail of a defector as are the Russians.
It could have been a good film,ruined by the director.
Another odd thing about this film is the appearance in the opening ten minutes of Ronnie Barker as a Greek agent.
The story is yet another spy tale,one of dozens of similar stories filmed in the sixties. Here we have a rathat weatherbeaten Van Heflin as a CIA agent who has been fired for an error of judgment. He is on the trail of a defector as are the Russians.
It could have been a good film,ruined by the director.