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The Executioner

1970 · 107 min

A cool, tangled Cold War spy yarn that keeps you leaning in to track who is lying to whom.

Directed by
Sam Wanamaker
Genres
Thriller
Starring
George Peppard, Joan Collins, Judy Geeson
Tagline
Every day he lives, somebody else dies!
Overview
A British intelligence agent must track down a fellow spy suspected of being a double agent.

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Directed by
Sam Wanamaker
Genres
Thriller
Starring
George Peppard, Joan Collins, Judy Geeson
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • deception
    • betrayal
    • identity
    • obsession
    • conspiracy
    Places
    • big city
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • twist ending
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight4

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    Genres
    thriller
    Directed by
    Sam Wanamaker
    Written by
    Jack Pulman
    Starring
    George Peppard, Joan Collins, Judy Geeson, Oskar Homolka, Charles Gray, Nigel Patrick, Keith Michell, George Baker
    Music
    Ron Goodwin
    Cinematography
    Denys N. Coop
    Runtime
    107 min
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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