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They Only Kill Once

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An undercover drug agent (David McCallum) tracks a former mobster to Acapulco and finds a heroin operation.

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John Russell Taylor Times (UK) Brian G. Hutton has directed snappily, with little wastage of word and action, and the set piece of smuggling in the middle is nicely tense. May 1, 2024 Full Review Renata Adler New York Times It is a strong cast. Telly Savalas and Rip Torn, in particular, act fine, consistent villains-Mr. Savalas heavy, comic and civilized, Mr. Torn, callow and lip curling. Jan 9, 2018 Full Review Penelope Mortimer Observer (UK) A pitiful waste of time and money. May 1, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Movie of the Week drek! Stella Stevens is atrocious, Telly Savalas and Ricardo Montalban ham it up. Original title: Sol Madrid, after the protagonist played by pretty boy David McCallum. Whatever you call the movie, it's just plain lousy. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/22/24 Full Review j f Sol Madrid. Am I nuts, or did Coppola "borrow " a couple things from this movie for The Godfather? Amazing cast. Heck of a picture. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/04/23 Full Review Steve D Feels like it wants to be Man From U.N.C.L.E. with the same production value. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Brian G. Hutton directed this solid if unspectacular international crime film. David McCallum plays an undercover narcotics agent who's out to convince a hit man to testify against a major drug kingpin. It's nothing you haven't seen before, but it's well done and has a strong supporting cast that includes Stella Stevens, Telly Savalas, Ricardo Montalban, Rip Torn (as a terrific villain), Pat Hingle and Perry Lopez. Lalo Schifrin provided a nicely jazzy Latin score for the films Acapulco setting. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis An undercover drug agent (David McCallum) tracks a former mobster to Acapulco and finds a heroin operation.
Director
Brian G. Hutton
Producer
Hall Bartlett
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 25, 2018
Runtime
1h 30m