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The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)

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Adrian Messenger (John Merivale) asks his friend, British colonel Anthony Gethryn (George C. Scott), to check on the whereabouts of the eleven men named on a written list. Not long afterward, the plane on which Messenger is travelling is deliberately blown up. The mystery killer slipped the bomb on the plane while disguised as a priest, and we soon learn that the killer adopts a different guise for each of his subsequent murders. As Gethryn tracks down the men on Messenger's list, he discovers

Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Directed By: John Huston

Written By: Anthony Veiller

In Theaters: May 29, 1963 Wide

On DVD: Jan 12, 1994

Universal Pictures

Cast

George C. Scott
Anthony Gethryn
Dana Wynter
Lady Jocelyn Bruttenhol...
Clive Brook
Marquis of Gleneyre
Gladys Cooper
Mrs. Karoudjian
Herbert Marshall
Sir Wilfred Lucas
Jacques Roux
Raoul le Borg
Marcel Dalio
Max
Bernard Archard
Inspector Pike
Ronald Long
Carstairs
Kirk Douglas
George Brougham
Burt Lancaster
Woman
Robert Mitchum
Jim Slattery
Frank Sinatra
Gypsy Stableman
Anita Bolster
Mrs. Slattery
Constance Cavendish
Maid
Tim Durant
Hunt Secretary
Bernard Fox
Lynch
Delphi Lawrence
Airport Stewardess
Joe Lynch
Cyclist
John Merivale
Adrian Messenger
Barbara Morrison
Nurse
Richard Peel
Sgt. Flood
Noel Purcell
Countryman
Nelson Welch
White
Alan Caillou
Inspector Seymour
Tony Curtis
Italian
John Huston
Lord Ashton
Tony Huston
Derek Bruttenholm
Jennifer Raine
Student Nurse
Eric Heath
Orderly
Mona Lilian
Proprietress

Critic Reviews for The List of Adrian Messenger

All Critics (13) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (4)

An even more damaging miscue is the utilization of stars who are hidden behind facial disguises in fundamentally inconsequential roles.

February 5, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety

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A captivating murder mystery, and although the viewer finds out fairly early on who the killer is, the mystery of his motive and the suspense of his capture are sufficient to keep one glued to the screen.

February 5, 2008 Comment

Douglas Pratt

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Convoluted but absorbing.

February 5, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Reasonably entertaining old-fashioned creaky whodunit.

February 7, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Saddled with an incredibly creaky whodunit plot, this thriller should really have been set in Victorian times to accommodate its villain with a passion for disguises, its Holmesian detective in a bowler hat, its murder in a fog-bound Limehouse.

February 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Tom Milne

Time Out

A thoroughly enjoyable murder mystery in the classic style.

March 1, 2004 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Huston displays a heavy hand, demanding our indulgence.

May 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Film4

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I absolutely DO NOT like KDouglas so I suspected him from the start LOL. But what gave them all away were their eyes & voices.....

November 15, 2008

CJ C.

A who done it about a crafty murderer who resorts to disguises to eliminate nearly a dozen people. A writer named Adrian Messenger (John Merivale) believes a series of apparently unrelated "accidental" deaths are actually linked murders. He asks his friend Anthony Gethryn (George C. Scott), recently retired from MI5,

February 1, 2010

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