Sam Wanamaker directed this fast paced film starring George Peppard as John Shay, a British Intelligence Agent who suspects that a fellow agent, Adam Booth (Keith Mitchell) is a double agent.
Shay will stop at nothing to prove his point and it gets him into trouble when his bosses tell him to ignore the issue. Shay, of course, refuses.
It doesn't help that Shay is still in love with a beautiful woman named Sarah Booth, who happens to be married to Adam. Even after being put on suspension, Shay still tries and prove that Adam is working for the Russians.
All of this culminates in Shay killing Booth and then disposing of the body. However, this is where the plot takes a very bizarre turn. Shay discovers that he was very wrong about Booth and has been used as a pawn by the Communists.
The movie has a very depressing ending and we see the toll this has taken on Shay. The rest of the cast includes beautiful Joan Collins as Sarah and Judy Geeson as well as Charles Gray, Oscar Homolka, Nigel Patrick, George Baker, Alexander Scourby, Peter Bull and Peter Dyneley.
If you get a chance and are a fan of this genre, you gotta see this one.
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