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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 The Times (UK) 05/01/2024
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. Go to Full Review
Renata Adler New York Times 01/09/2018
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. Go to Full Review
Penelope Mortimer Observer (UK) 05/01/2024
A pitiful waste of time and money. Go to Full Review
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10/21/2024 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. See more j f @LiberteBurrows 08/04/2023 Sol Madrid. Am I nuts, or did Coppola "borrow " a couple things from this movie for The Godfather? Amazing cast. Heck of a picture. See more Steve D 07/27/2023 Feels like it wants to be Man From U.N.C.L.E. with the same production value. See more 05/02/2015 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. See more 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