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The Quiller Memorandum

The Quiller Memorandum

Thriller · Drama · Crime · 1966

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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The Quiller Memorandum

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

1966 Thriller · Drama · Crime 1h 44m

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5.9 / 10

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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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The people responsible.

Directed by

Michael Anderson

Written by

Harold Pinter

George Segal

George Segal

Quiller

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Pol

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Oktober

Senta Berger

Senta Berger

Inge Lindt

George Sanders

George Sanders

Gibbs

Robert Helpmann

Robert Helpmann

Weng

Robert Flemyng

Robert Flemyng

Rushington

Court is in session

Put The Quiller Memorandum on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.