Thriller · United Kingdom · 1983 · 1h 34m

The Jigsaw Man

Director

Cast

Michael Caine as Philip Kimberley / Sergei Kuzminsky Laurence Olivier as Adm. Sir Gerald Scaith Susan George as Penelope Kimberley / Annabelle Kimberley Robert Powell as Jamie Fraser Charles Gray as Sir James Chorley Morteza Kazerouni as Boris Medvachian

Crew

Freddie Francis — Director of Photography Derek Trigg — Editor John Cameron — Original Music Composer Jo Eisinger — Screenplay Dorothea Bennett — Novel Benjamin Fisz — Producer

Synopsis

Philip Kimberly, the former head of the British Secret Service who defected to Russia, is given plastic surgery and sent back to Britain by the KGB to retrieve some vital documents. With the documents in hand, he instead plays off MI6 and the KGB against each other.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

cold war

Key Collaborators

Terence Young Director Freddie Francis Director of Photography Derek Trigg Editor John Cameron Original Music Composer Jo Eisinger Screenplay Dorothea Bennett Novel Benjamin Fisz Producer

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