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A Dandy in Aspic

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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.

Critics Reviews

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Renata Adler New York Times 05/21/2005
Lionel Slander is wonderfully fat, jovial and malevolent as Harvey's Russian superior. But it is no use. The Aspic is bland. Go to Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid 08/25/2023
2/4
A confusing, boring mess. Go to Full Review Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television 01/02/2011
Underrated spy thriller with many links to Anthony Mann's subjects and images. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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j f @LiberteBurrows Aug 27 Hella use of the old AVUS ring See more Josh R Jul 4 It's a good spy movie. Laurence Harvey would have made a good Bond... See more frances h 01/08/2023 Predictable, but the cinematography was good, opening credits interesting and well acted. See more 04/22/2019 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 See more 08/23/2014 Solid cold war story with Harvey more engaged than usual in the lead. See more 06/18/2013 British counter-espionage thriller. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Anthony Mann

Director

Laurence Harvey

Eberlin

Tom Courtenay

Gatiss

Mia Farrow

Caroline

Lionel Stander

Sobakevich

Harry Andrews

Fraser
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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