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The Assassination Bureau (1969)

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The Assassination Bureau is loosely based on a turn-of-the-century yarn written by Jack London. Nellie Bly-style girl reporter Sonya Winter (Diana Rigg) tries to get the goods on shady businessman Ivan Dragomiloff (Oliver Reed). Ivan is in charge of a wide-reaching organization which, for a price, assassinates those who "need killing." As a challenge, Sonya offers to pay Ivan a huge sum if he'll instruct his minions to assassinate him; Ivan agrees, hoping that it will put a little kick in his

PG, 1 hr. 46 min.

Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy

Directed By: Basil Dearden

Written By: Michael Relph

In Theaters: Mar 10, 1969 Wide

On DVD: Jul 13, 2004

Cast

Oliver Reed
Ivan Dragomiloff
Diana Rigg
Sonya Winter
Telly Savalas
Lord Bostwick
Curd J�rgens
Gen. von Pinck
Philippe Noiret
Lucoville
Warren Mitchell
Weiss
Clive Revill
Cesare Spado
Kenneth Griffith
Popescu
Vernon Dobtcheff
Muntzov
Annabella Incontrera
Elenora
Peter Bowles
George Coulouris
Peasant
Jess Conrad
Angelo
Eugene Deckers
Desk Clerk
Katherine Kath
Mme. Lucoville
Ralph Michael
Editor
George Murcell
Pilot
Olaf Pooley
Swiss Cashier
Beryl Reid
Mme. Otero
Gordon Sterne
Corporal
Victor Kendall
Clients at Mme. Otero's
Jeremy Lloyd
English Officer
Michael Wolf
Officer

Critic Reviews for The Assassination Bureau

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Entire cast play their respective roles broadly and each gives a good account of himself.

March 26, 2009 Full Review Source: Variety

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It's never as funny as it looks, but it's a pleasant enough ride if you like your companions.

May 9, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

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None too witty black comedy.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

Amusing, but with those stars it ought to be better than it is.

August 18, 2004 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

A cinematic curio, but also a delightful souvenir of the 60s.

May 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Film4

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Fun spoof of spy/action flicks that knows how to use historical events in a clever way. Reed and Savalas are excelent, and Rigg a beauty and the best eye candy a movie could have.

April 5, 2007

Tsubaki Sanjuro

Super Reviewer

Delightful black comedy with the handsome Reed and the comely Diana Rigg a fun pair of leads. The bad guys are dispatched in ridiculous but entertaining ways and there is a sense that everyone is enjoying themselves which adds to your enjoyment of the film.

November 12, 2008