Rent A Dandy in Aspic (1968)
3.2 of 5 from 71 ratings
1h 42min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
A foppish Londoner working in British Intelligence, Alexander Eberlin (Laurence Harvey) is actually a Russian counter-espionage agent named Krasnevin. Fraser (Harry Andrews) head of British Intelligence, gives his men a special assignment - find and destroy Krasnevin! Gatiss (Tom Courtenay), a cold-blooded killer whos despises Eberlin but isn't aware of his cover, becomes his aide. When Eberlin's Russian Intelligence chief, Eberlin tries to escape to Moscow via West Berlin. Here even doubts Caroline (Mia Farrow), a swinging Londoner with whom he is having an affair. Gatiss offers Sobakevich $100,000 for the identity of the elusive Krasnevin. When the Russian double-crosses him, Gatiss kills him. Then Eberlin learns from another British agent that Fraser has known his true identity as Krasnevin and has been using him to help unearth other members of the Russian ring. - Actors:
- Laurence Harvey, Tom Courtenay, Mia Farrow, Harry Andrews, Peter Cook, Lionel Stander, Per Oscarsson, Barbara Murray, John Bird, Norman Bird, Geoffrey Bayldon, Calvin Lockhart, James Cossins, Michael Trubshawe, Lockwood West, Geoffrey Lumsden, Elspeth March, Richard O'Sullivan, Mike Pratt, Monika Dietrich
- Directors:
- Anthony Mann, Laurence Harvey
- Producers:
- Anthony Mann
- Writers:
- Derek Marlowe
- Studio:
- Sony
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/03/2019
- Run Time:
- 107 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary with author and critic Samm Deighan
- The BEHPInterview with Christopher Challis (1988, 107 mins): an archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the cinematographer in conversation with Kevin Gough-Yates
- A Time to Die (2019, 10 mins): members of the crew recall aspects of the film's production
- Pulling Strings (2019, 22 mins): titles designer Michael Graham Smith and puppeteer Ronnie Le Drew discuss the distinctive opening credit sequence
- Inside Mann (2019, 12 mins): an appreciation by critic and broadcaster Richard Combs
- London to Berlin (2019, 6 mins): an exploration of A Dandy in Aspic's British and German locations
- Berlin: The Swinging City (1968, 5 mins): original promotional film produced by Columbia Pictures Isolated music and effects track
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
- World premiere on Blu-ray
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Reviews (1) of A Dandy in Aspic
Chilly thriller - A Dandy in Aspic review by sb
FILM & REVIEW A Dandy in Aspic - Anthony Mann’s final film - in fact he died before finishing it and star Laurence Harvey had to finish the movie. Harvey plays Eberlin an arrogant upper class English spy working for MI6 - except he’s not. He’s a deep cover Russian agent and KGB assassin called Krasnevin who has been killing off British agents. His boss sends him to Berlin to hunt down Krasnavin unaware the two are one and the same - he is sent to Berlin to hunt himself….. He desperately wants to return to Russia but his controller won’t let him so he trapped between both sides. Add in lots of betrayals, double crosses and red herrings and you have a top Cold War spy thriller. Harvey is excellent as his choices narrow with Courtney as his cold blooded boss, a foppish Peter Cook and Mia Farrow (sporting a cut glass English accent ) who just happens to be every where he is…..can it be merely coincidence. It’s very much of its time taking its feel more from Harry Palmer rather than James Bond with terrific use of the London and Berlin locations- 4/5.
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