Summary
Following a triple professional hit a U.S. agent, Paul Sherman, arrives in Amsterdam to investigate a heroin smuggling ring. He finds a city rife with drugs and a police force unable or unwilling to do much about it. With his incognito female fellow agent, Maggie, the American is soon stirring things up.
Good for
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
- Adults
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+18)
Critics 67Audiences 49GoodWatch 60
Tomatometer67%
IMDb6.0
Audience score37%
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for thrillers, −6 min on the typical 104
typical 10498Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1970
August 2, 1970
56 years ago
Genre
ThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Netherlands- United Kingdom
Rated
- PGUnited States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG in the United States for violence, drug use, and sexual content, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
14 of 14
Sven-Bertil TaubePaul Sherman
Barbara ParkinsMaggie
Alexander KnoxColonel De Graaf
Patrick AllenInspector Van Gelder
Vladek SheybalMeegeren
Ania MarsonAstrid Lemay- PCPenny CasdagliTrudi
- PHPeter HutchinsThe Assassin
Drewe HenleyJimmy Duclos
Henny OrriHerta- SFStewart F. LaneGeorge Lemay
- MMMark MaliczMorgenstern
Michael MellingerHotel Manager- MMMieczysław MaliczMorgenstern
Directing · 4
- Don Sharp Director, Writer
- Geoffrey Reeve Director
- Terence Churcher Assistant Director
- Barry Langley Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Alistair MacLean Novel, Writer
- Paul Wheeler Screenplay
Production · 2
- Kurt Unger Producer
- Maude Spector Casting
Editing · 1
- Bill Lenny Editor
Sound · 1
- Piero Piccioni Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Peter Mullins Production Design
- Geoffrey Tozer Art Direction
Other crew · 1
- Jack Hildyard Cinematography
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