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The Quiller Memorandum

Name: The Quiller Memorandum
Released: 1966-11-10T00:00:00.000000Z
Rating: 5.9

He played the most dangerous game in Europe, and he played it alone.

1966 • 104 min • ★ 5.9 (89) • Released

Crime Drama Thriller

After two British Secret Intelligence Service agents are murdered at the hands of a cryptic neo-Nazi group known as Phoenix, the suave agent Quiller is sent to Berlin to investigate.

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Original title: The Quiller Memorandum
Language: EN
Country: US,GB
Budget: —
Revenue: $1,500,000

Reviews & Ratings 2

CinemaSerf

Sep 2, 2024 · via TMDB

★ 6.0

Unfortunately, time hasn't been very kind to this rather stilted cold war thriller. When two British agents are found dead in Berlin, it falls to "Quiller" (George Segal) to track down the elusive "Oktober" (Max von Sydow) before he gets his own comeuppance. The cat and mouse game is actually quite well executed - both sides desparate to find the location of the other's secret headquarters, and to establish whom is working for their enemies, but sadly Michael Anderson just can't quite elevate the film above a rather statically paced affair. Segal is efficient, but hardly charismatic and even Alec Guinness and the usually dependable George Sanders don't really inject much of a sense of menace. Too much of the jeopardy is just a little too contrived, and though it is does move along well enough, its just a little too hollow with nowhere near enough action to have it stand out. John Barry provided the score and the theme song "Wednesday's Child" (with Mack David), but there is little else here for us to remember.

John Chard

Mar 27, 2016 · via TMDB

★ 6.0

Oktober, and the trees are stripped bare. The Quiller Memorandum is directed by Michael Anderson and adapted to screenplay by Harold Pinter from the novel "The Berlin Memorandum" written by Elleston Trevor. It stars George Segal, Alec Guinness, Max von Sydow and Senta Berger. Music is by John Barry and cinematography by Erwin Hillier. There's no frills and graces about The Quiller Memorandum, it follows a straight spy drama narrative that pitches Segal (excellently cool) into Berlin to unearth the location of some Neo-Nazis. He gets involved with the sensual Berger whilst battling his wits with an insidious Sydow. Location photography is pleasing, as is the swirly score, but even though there's a nice ambiguity to the finale, there's a feeling of disappointment that actually not a great deal has happened in over an hour and half of film. Not dull exactly, and in fact there's enough interest to, well, hold the interest, but for every leanly written passage of play there also comes a yearning to have some espionage pizazz to thrill the senses. 6/10

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Keywords 1

spy

Cast 17

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

Herbert Fux

Oktobers Gefolgsmann

Günter Meisner

Hassler

Paul Hansard

Doctor Loewe (Uncredited)

Philo Hauser

Night Porter (Uncredited)

John Moulder-Brown

Pupil with Inge (Uncredited)

Claus Tinney

Hughes (Uncredited)

Crew 7

Erwin Hillier

Director of Photography

Michael Anderson

Director

John Barry

Original Music Composer

John Barry

Songs

Mack David

Lyricist

Trevor Dudley-Smith

Novel

Harold Pinter

Screenplay

Gallery

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US Release Dates 2

Dec 15, 1966

Theatrical

Nov 7, 2006

DVD

Physical