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Callan (1974)

Callan poster
Directed by
Don Sharp
Genre
spy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
15
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A burned-out spy is called back to work for a secret British agency. He must deal with a new mission and the ruthless bureaucracy of his handlers.

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What happens

Callan (also known as This is Callan) is a 1974 British thriller film directed by Don Sharp and starring Edward Woodward, Eric Porter, Carl Möhner and Russell Hunter. It was written by James Mitchell based on his novel A Red File for Callan, itself based on Mitchell's pilot episode for the ITV television series Callan (1967–1972). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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