The Jigsaw Man (1984)
- Directed by
- Terence Young
- Genre
- spy film, political thriller film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 42 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A British intelligence officer defects to the Soviet Union, but years later the British secret service schemes to bring him back. Michael Caine plays the double agent as both sides maneuver for control of his loyalties.
suspensefuldeliberatebleakcerebraltensecoldmethodicalgrimy
What happens
The Jigsaw Man is a 1983 British espionage film starring Michael Caine, Susan George, Laurence Olivier and Robert Powell. It was directed by Terence Young. The screenplay was written by Jo Eisinger, based on the novel The Jigsaw Man by Dorothea Bennett. The film was inspired by the story of Kim Philby, a British intelligence officer who was secretly working for the KGB, then defected to the Soviet Union in 1963. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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