The Assassination Bureau

1969

The Assassination Bureau

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Movie Info

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 work. Despite his profession, Ivan isn't the villain of the piece; that honor goes to evil nobleman Lord Bostwick (Telly Savalas), whose perfidy leads Sonya into joining forces with the Assassination Bureau. A wild climactic chase in a zeppelin caps this tongue-in-cheek escapade.

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Cast

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

  • Nov 12, 2008
    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.
    jay n Super Reviewer
  • Apr 05, 2007
    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.
    Tsubaki S Super Reviewer
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