Lighthearted spy drama about Boysie Oakes, who takes a nice job with the British Secret Service, enjoys all the perks, and signs all the forms before learning that his job depends on murdering people, and not romancing all the beautiful civilian staff in Whitehall.
Acting
Rod Taylor's cowardice is weirdly heroic.
Production
Jack Cardiff shot it like a travel ad for murder.
Costume
Jill St. John's wardrobe deserves its own pension.
Director
Jack Cardiff
Rod Taylor
Brian Ian "Boysie" Oakes
Trevor Howard
Mostyn
Jill St. John
Iris MacIntosh
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Chief
Eric Sykes
Griffen
John Le Mesurier
Chekhov
Derek Nimmo
Fly
David Tomlinson
Quadrant
Akim Tamiroff
Sheriek
Gabriella Licudi
Corale
Jennifer Jayne
Janice Benedict
Suzy Kendall
Judith
Richard Wattis
Flying Instructor
Jeremy Lloyd
Male Secretary
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rod Taylor broke his hand punching a door in the casino fight scene and kept filming.
Released months after Thunderball, this was Hollywood's attempt to deflate the Bond balloon — with mixed commercial results.
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