Réalisation:
Ken RussellScénario:
John McGrathMusique:
Richard Rodney BennettActeurs·trices:
Michael Caine, Karl Malden, Ed Begley, Oskar Homolka, Françoise Dorléac, Guy Doleman, Vladek Sheybal, Paul Tamarin, Donald Sutherland, Susan George (plus)Résumés(1)
Sil faut le menacer pour réintégrer les services secrets britanniques, Harry Palmer finit néanmoins par reprendre du service, passant de détective privé miteux à émissaire du gouvernement en Finlande. Une mission a priori simple et sans risque, mais qui se complique vite. À peine arrivé à destination, lespion se retrouve au centre dun complot mondial piloté par un milliardaire américain sappuyant sur un super ordinateur pour transmettre ses ordres et espérant déclencher une révolution qui exterminerait les communistes. Une entreprise surtout destinée à détruire lUnion soviétique et qui pourrait provoquer une troisième guerre mondiale (BQHL Éditions)
(plus)Critiques (2)
The third Palmer leaves no genre stone unturned. Where originally there was a properly grubby regular spy thriller, now there is a regular (and nicely swinging) straight-up Bond film with all the trimmings. And while not outright bad, it’s not worthy of the first two films.
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The first two Palmer films were very down to earth, with a believable atmosphere and offered a perfect spy spectacle. This third film is different. Very. The only thing that's stayed the same is Caine's Palmer, who handles everything with aplomb, is funny, honest... and so on. But the story is a very, very big fantasy, and it seems more like the filmmakers borrowed it from some unmade Bond movie ("Nazis" from Texas, the supercomputer "brain"...). I understand that a lot of people might be upset about that. But I had a great time, enjoyed the well shot scenes (the ambush of the car with the information is a wonderfully funny affair, the final action on the Baltic supported by the roaring music was breathtaking) and watched the excellent Caine, the good old red charmer Homolka and the slimy Malden... I give it four pure (general) stars.
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