Quiller Memorandum

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• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: 20th Century Fox

Customer Reviews

Formula spy stuff, but very well done.

Imagine two great armies in a fog. Each looking for the other's HQ. In the middle is Quiller, who must get close enough to the enemy to signal the location of their HQ but not give away the location of his. Modern-day Germany (1960's): we see a resurgence of citizens who want the country to be strong. A handful of citizens are acting on those sentiments. Seems the British Intelligence Pol (Alec Guinness) is a little queasy. They want to identify these people, led by someone called October (Max von Sydow), and nip it in the bud. To this end, they have issued agents who are now being mysteriously dispatched. Looks like it is time to bring in Quiller (George Segal); he has his methods of detection and is not quite as paranoid as Pol when it comes to who is in the right. Will Quiller succeed where others have failed? On the other hand, is it curtains for this overconfident loner? We get to share in his triumphs and setbacks as he probes the opposing forces and, in the process, meets a beautiful elementary school teacher, Inge Lindt (Senta Berger), who goes from innocent to entwined. It was a nice touch to find that the Quiller could speak German and was nice enough in the film to use textbook German so we could follow the conversation without scratching our heads. Again, it is not so much the story as the execution that gives this movie its value.