Summary
While on vacation, a woman's husband is taken by the Russian government. After one attempt fails, she begins looking for a suitable spy to capture and trade in exchange for her husband, but she develops an attraction to the one she thinks is a good candidate.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+19)
Critics 33Audiences 52GoodWatch 42
Tomatometer33%
IMDb5.2
Running time
1 h 34 min
A typical length for comedies, −6 min on the typical 100
typical 10094Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries
Released
1971
September 6, 1971
55 years ago
Genres
ComedyActionThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
France- United Kingdom
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 23 more31 people
- Kirk DouglasAndrej
- Marlène JobertFabienne
- Trevor HowardTrevor Dawson
- Tom CourtenayBaxter Clarke
- Patrick MowerJohn Fenton
- Bernadette LafontSimone
- Bernard BlierWebb
- Angharad ReesVictoria
Sacha PitoëffStefan
Richard PearsonHaldene
Garfield MorganThe Husband
Isabel DeanCelia
Robin ParkinsonBritish Officer
Jonathan CecilBritish Atache
Robert RaglanAmbassador
Jean GilpinStewardess- BTBridget TurnerWoman on Plane
Trevor PeacockMan on Plane- CCClive CazesRomanian on Plane
Robert GillespieMan in Lift
Ashley Knight1st Schoolboy- PDPhilip DaCosta2nd Schoolboy
Sheila SteafelWoman in Lift- BMBunny MayLift Operator
Directing · 2
- Dick Clement Director, Writer
- Kip Gowans First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Ian La Frenais Screenplay
Production · 2
- Steven Pallos Producer
- Pierre Braunberger Producer
Camera · 1
- Christopher Challis Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- John Bloom Editor
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