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Danger Route

Danger Route

1967Movie⏱️ 1h 32mApproved
ActionDramaThriller
5.5
IMDB Rating
558 votes

During the Cold War, a British secret agent is ordered to kill a Soviet-bloc defector held by the CIA in England but this straightforward mission turns into a convoluted plot involving double-agents.

Director
Seth Holt
Writers
Meade Roberts, Andrew York, Robert Banks Stewart
Stars
Richard Johnson, Carol Lynley, Barbara Bouchet
Release Date
April 13, 1968
Language
English, French
Country
United Kingdom
💬 28
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Richard Johnson
Richard Johnson
as Jonas Wilde
Carol Lynley
Carol Lynley
as Jocelyn
Barbara Bouchet
Barbara Bouchet
as Mari
Sylvia Syms
Sylvia Syms
as Barbara Canning
Diana Dors
Diana Dors
as Rhoda Goodrich
Harry Andrews
Harry Andrews
as Tony Canning
Sam Wanamaker
Sam Wanamaker
as Lucinda
Gordon Jackson
Gordon Jackson
as Brian Stern
Maurice Denham
Maurice Denham
as Peter Ravenspur
David Bauer
David Bauer
as Bennett

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Filming Location
Shepperton Studios, Studios Road, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
Production
Amicus Productions

🏷️ Keywords

czechhomosexual subtextmale male relationshippsychotronic filmeurospy

🎯 Categories

ActionDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Above average cynical and complicated spy story
by PTaylor1292021-03-14
6/10

"Danger Route has usually been dismissed (if not ignored) as an unexciting, confused and run-of-the mill spy thriller, not to say another unsuccessful attempt from the second half of the 1960s to cash in on the success of the James Bond series. Yet, while it is imperfect in several ways, Danger Route deserves credit for its original and intelligent plot, dark realism and fine performances. Despite its misleading promotional poster, the film does not actually try to entice the viewer with Bond-style suspense and action sequences, but rather with its complex intrigue and character study of a disi..."

💡 Did You Know?

Lead actor Richard Johnson has said that Seth Holt was one of the best directors he has ever worked with.

📖 Synopsis

During the Cold War, a British secret agent is ordered to kill a Soviet-bloc defector held by the CIA in England but this straightforward mission turns into a convoluted plot involving double-agents.