by Paul Brenner
synopsis
Dick Clement directed this late-in-the-game spy thriller, starring Kirk Douglas. Douglas plays Andrej, a drone that smuggles books out of communist countries. Unfortunately for Andrej, he is mistaken for a spy and gets into a series of convoluted situations. Fabienne (Marlene Jobert), who lives with Sir Trevor Dawson (Trevor Howard), a randy British minister, is the slinky sex-bomb who finagles Andrej into the heart-thumping predicaments. Also on hand is Tom Courtenay as Baxter Clarke, an inept counter-espionage agent, who manages to make Andrej's already bad situation worse.
characteristics
- Love
- Kidnap
- Intrigue
- Newlywed
- Romance
- Swindle
- Scam
- Romantic
- Honeymoon
- Frame-up
- Con-game
- Con-artist
- Agent [representative]
- Con/scam
- Criminal
