Master Spy
| Master Spy | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Montgomery Tully |
| Produced by | Maurice J. Wilson |
| Screenplay by |
Maurice J. Wilson Montgomery Tully |
| Based on |
They Also Serve by Gerald Anstruther and Paul White |
| Starring |
Stephen Murray June Thorburn Alan Wheatley John Carson |
| Music by | Ken Thorne |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
| Edited by | Eric Boyd-Perkins |
Production company |
Eternal Films |
| Distributed by | Grand National Pictures (UK) |
Release dates | 1963 |
Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Master Spy is a 1963 British spy film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Stephen Murray, June Thorburn and Alan Wheatley.[1]
Plot
Scientist Boris Turganev (Murray) has defected from Russia and is now working for the British. As Boris struggles to make his superiors at a government nuclear research lab believe he's there to work and not to spy for the Russians, an office romance blossoms that could put his mission in jeopardy. But what exactly is that mission?
Partial cast
- Stephen Murray as Boris Turganev
- June Thorburn as Leila
- Alan Wheatley as Paul Skelton
- John Carson as Richard Colman
- John Bown as John Baxter
- Jack Watson as Captain Foster
- Ernest Clark as Doctor Pembury
- Peter Gilmore as Tom Masters
- Marne Maitland as Doctor Asafu
- Ellen Pollock as Doctor Morrell
- Hugh Morton as Sir Gilbert Saunders
- Basil Dignam as Richard Horton
- Victor Beaumont as Petrov
- Hamilton Dyce as Airport Controller
- Michael Peake as Barnes
- Derek Francis as Police Inspector (uncredited)
Critical reception
- The New York Times called the film, "a TEPID, square-cut espionage drama."[2]
- AllMovie wrote, "While only 71 minutes, Master Spy has enough plot twists for a library-full of Fleming and LeCarre."[3]
References
- ↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | MASTER SPY (1962)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
- ↑ Howard Thompson (1964-08-20). "Movie Review - Master Spy - Master Spy' at Local Theaters". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
- ↑ "Master Spy (1964) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
External links
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