The Executioner (1970)
- Directed by
- Sam Wanamaker
- Genre
- drama film, spy film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A British secret agent suspects his colleague might be a double agent working for the other side. He tries to uncover the truth in a Cold War setting.
tensesuspensefulparanoidgrittycoldbroodingdeliberate
What happens
The Executioner is a 1970 British Cold War neo noir spy thriller film directed by Sam Wanamaker in Panavision and starring George Peppard as secret agent John Shay who suspects his colleague Adam Booth, played by Keith Michell, is a double agent. It was produced by Charles H. Schneer for Columbia Pictures and filmed in Panavision and Eastmancolor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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