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The inimitable comic team of Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson star in this nimble tale of international intrigue from master British filmmaker Ronald Neame. Based on Brian Garfield’s best-selling novel, the blithe thriller centers on Miles Kendig (Matthau), a disillusioned retired CIA agent who, with the help of a chic and savvy Viennese widow (Jackson), threatens to publish his memoirs and expose the innermost secrets of every major intelligence agency in the world. Despite being in major hot water with his former colleagues, Kendig refuses to get in line—he’s having too much fun. Set to the sounds of Mozart, this lighthearted sendup of the paranoid dramas of its era is an expertly crafted, singular take on the spy movie.
Original Release
09/26/1980
US Release
09/26/1980
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Walter Matthau | Miles Kendig |
Sam Waterston | Joe Cutter / Jack Cutter |
Ned Beatty | Myerson / G.P. Myerson |
Herbert Lom | Yaskov / Mikhail Yaskov |
David Matthau | Ross / Leonard Ross |
George Baker | Westlake / Parker Westlake |
Ivor Roberts | Ludlum |
Lucy Saroyan | Carla |
Severn Darden | Maddox |
George Pravda | Saint Breheret |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Walter Matthau | Miles Kendig |
Sam Waterston | Joe Cutter / Jack Cutter |
Ned Beatty | Myerson / G.P. Myerson |
Herbert Lom | Yaskov / Mikhail Yaskov |
David Matthau | Ross / Leonard Ross |
George Baker | Westlake / Parker Westlake |
Ivor Roberts | Ludlum |
Lucy Saroyan | Carla |
Severn Darden | Maddox |
George Pravda | Saint Breheret |
Jacquelyn Hyde | Realtor |
Mike Gwilym | Alfie / Alfie Booker |
Terry Beaver | Tobin |
Ray Charleson | Clausen |
Christopher Driscoll | Policeman #1 |
Michael Cronin | Policeman #2 |
Roy Sampson | Police Sergeant |
Douglas Dirkson | Follett |
Anne Haney | Mrs. Myerson |
Shan Wilson | Spy in Oktoberfest |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Otto Plaschkes | Executive Producer |
Brian Garfield | Producer |
Edie Landau | Producer |
Ely A. Landau | Producer |
Meriç Benlioglu | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1981 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |