The Quiller Memorandum

This spy saga differs from the usual Bond-styled fare that was popular at the time. There are plenty of gadgets but the hero Quiller (George Segal) never once uses a gun. Quiller is called on by his superior Pol (Alec Guinness) to infiltrate a Neo-Nazi gang in Berlin after two British agents have ...more

The Quiller Memorandum's strengths and charms are perhaps a bit too subtle for a spy thriller, but those who like their espionage movies served up with a sheen of intelligence rather than gloss or mockery will embrace Quiller. Still, there's no denying that that intelligence doesn't go as deep as it thinks it does, which can be frustrating. Harold Pinter's fairly literate screenplay features several moments that seem to explore the tenuousness of human relationships and the human condition, but ...more