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Master Spy (1964)

Master Spy poster
Directed by
Montgomery Tully
Genre
spy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A British intelligence agent works to uncover a Soviet spy operating in London. The story follows his efforts to identify and stop the mole before they can pass along sensitive secrets.

tensesuspensefuldatedmethodicallow-keyseriousstraightforward

What happens

Master Spy (also known as Checkmate) is a 1963 British spy film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Stephen Murray, June Thorburn and Alan Wheatley. The screenplay was by Tully and Maurice J. Wilson based on the short story "They Also Serve" by Gerald Anstruther and Paul White. The US release film poster identifies the Master Spy as Agent 909. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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