David Callan, secret agent, is called back to the service after his retirement, to handle the assassination of a german businessman, but Callan refuses to co-operate until he finds out why this man is marked for death.
Acting
Woodward's simmering rage barely contained behind dead eyes.
Direction
Sharp turns mundane London into a surveillance nightmare.
Writing
Every refusal Callan makes costs him something real.
Director
Don Sharp
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Callan emerged from post-007 exhaustion — the anti-Bond who can't afford cocktails or quips.
Edward Woodward originated Callan on British television; this film was greenlit after U.S. success of 'The Equalizer' prototype.
US
GB
