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Innocent Bystanders (1972)

Innocent Bystanders poster
Directed by
Peter Collinson
Genre
spy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 51m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A British agent is sent on a mission to retrieve a Russian scientist who has defected. The agent finds himself caught between competing spy agencies and must navigate a dangerous game of betrayal.

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What happens

Innocent Bystanders is a 1972 British spy thriller film directed by Peter Collinson that was filmed in Spain and Turkey. It stars Stanley Baker and Geraldine Chaplin. The screenplay was written by James Mitchell based on his novel The Innocent Bystanders (1969). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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