A Dandy in Aspic

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A Dandy in Aspic

R

Released Apr 2, 1968

1h 47m

Mystery & Thriller

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In West Berlin at the height of the Cold War, British spy Eberlin (Laurence Harvey) is tasked with the dangerous assignment of finding and assassinating the treacherous KGB agent Krasnevin, who has killed many undercover British agents. He's given a new partner, Gatiss (Tom Courtenay), to help eliminate the deadly Russian. What neither his bosses nor his partner know, however, is that Eberlin himself is Krasnevin, a double agent whose secret identity his Moscow bosses don't want compromised.

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Renata Adler

New York Times

Lionel Slander is wonderfully fat, jovial and malevolent as Harvey's Russian superior. But it is no use. The Aspic is bland.

May 21, 2005

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

A confusing, boring mess.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 25, 2023

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Underrated spy thriller with many links to Anthony Mann's subjects and images.

Jan 2, 2011

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frances h

Predictable, but the cinematography was good, opening credits interesting and well acted.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/08/23

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Audience Member

Anthony Mann's final film ( he died during its making) Is a solid espionage drama which unlike many films which followed Bond isn't high camp

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/22/19

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Audience Member

Solid cold war story with Harvey more engaged than usual in the lead.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

British counter-espionage thriller.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

Harvey is great as tortured spy

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

Some Classic cinema with a rare "straight" roll for Peter Cook.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Eberlin

Tom Courtenay

Gatiss

Mia Farrow

Caroline

Lionel Stander

Sobakevich

Harry Andrews

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Synopsis

In West Berlin at the height of the Cold War, British spy Eberlin (Laurence Harvey) is tasked with the dangerous assignment of finding and assassinating the treacherous KGB agent Krasnevin, who has killed many undercover British agents. He's given a new partner, Gatiss (Tom Courtenay), to help eliminate the deadly Russian. What neither his bosses nor his partner know, however, is that Eberlin himself is Krasnevin, a double agent whose secret identity his Moscow bosses don't want compromised.

Director: Anthony Mann
Producer: Anthony Mann
Screenwriter: Derek Marlowe
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 2, 1968, Original
Release Date (DVD): Aug 2, 2011
Runtime: 1h 47m

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