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The Assassination Bureau

1969 · 112 min

A breezy, tongue-in-cheek romp through Edwardian Europe, all chases, disguises and exploding puddings, played with a wink.

Directed by
Basil Dearden
Genres
Action, Adventure, Crime
Starring
Oliver Reed, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas
Tagline
Zeppelins. Bombs. Bordellos. Burials. You name It. We have It.
Overview
In 1908 London, a women's rights campaigner discovers the Assassination Bureau Limited, an organization that kills for justice. When its motives are called into question, she commissions the assassination of its chairman. Knowing that his colleagues have recently become more motivated by greed than morality, he turns the situation into a challenge for his board members: kill him or be killed.

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More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Basil Dearden
Genres
Action, Adventure, Crime
Starring
Oliver Reed, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas
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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • corruption
  • morality
  • power
  • gender
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour7
Realism4
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
action, adventure, crime, comedy, thriller
Directed by
Basil Dearden
Written by
Michael Relph
Starring
Oliver Reed, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, Curd Jürgens, Philippe Noiret, Warren Mitchell, Beryl Reid, Clive Revill
Music
Ron Grainer
Cinematography
Geoffrey Unsworth
Runtime
112 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, French, Italian

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