FYI for my fellow film buffs: The Fourth Protocol's initial release was March 19, 1987. Based on the 1984 novel. Bonus: Michael Caine was 54 yrs old in this film & Pierce was 34. Love to share these facts on this comment thread. Have a good watch.
Forsyth's book was excellent. Much has been eliminated from the film because of time constraints but an excellent representation of the main elements. Read the book if you can. It fills in some of the blind spots from the movie.
Real ending?? After Michael Caine and his cohort pull their stunt driving trick to get around the road blockage in front of them, they’ve lost sight of Pierce Brosnan, then pull into the midst of a large group of protesters but Caine magically knows they need to turn right to catch up to their quarry. That’s ok, it gets even worse when Caine confronts his boss chatting with the Russian general who has shown up in London for the sole purpose of proving to the viewers the guilt of Caine’s boss. Not the least bit realistic.
@@makucevich they made some great haunted house movies as well. But yes, Just brilliant espionage films and My favorite is tinker Taylor and of course Smiley's people...
The original Book by Frederick Forsyth was well ahead of it's time. Not because of the bomb plot but the first third of the novel mirrors what is happening at the present in real life. I urge everyone to find the book and read it. This film is a great precis of the book. Since the film script was done by Frederick Forsyth himself - that's not surprising.
It couldn't see it in the cinema at the time. But it thankfully helped me to enjoy such seriously dramatic thrillers for when I was old enough to go see them by myself in the cinema.
Absolutely Lalo Schifrin at his most serious very modern at times polytonal music. A great composer best known for the Mission Impossible Theme and the Manix Theme as well as quite a few Eastwood classics also Bullitt and most recently a French Symphonic retrospective available on UA-cam very entertaining.
One of my favorite Political thrillers. Michael Caine & Pierce Brosnan were fantastic 👏 I actually have the same wrist watch that Brosnan wears in this film. It's a Heuer Coral 980 026 with the black pvd coating. Given to me by my farther. Lol that's pretty cool 😎
Michael is so good. I'm sorry to see him retire from movies. He is a fantastic acting coach. Or teacher. He knows exactly what to say to the students and it's very impressive.
Cannot understand why this wasnt a bigger success. Its very well filmed, especially atmospheric on location in Finland and built up the tension until the very end. Add in some solid performances and its got everything. I had to watch it a few times before i understood who was and why did etc. I like it when that happens.
Yeah, all they were doing, was trying to start world war 3. Today we have all this woke nonsense, and transgender crap. I agree, bring back the old days.
There were better quality women clothes and heels back then. You could pass it on e.g. leather jacket, handbags, … Now we live in a world of fast fashion which self-destructs after 7 wearing.
@@Natasha26 On serious note EVERY thing that was made back then was super high quality compared to today. It was made to last & sold as higer quality than the others, today's things are made to degrade fast it seems
@@tombergins8215 Tell me about it. Even $300 genuine leather boots come with the caveat that the inside lining will be made of fake leather, also known as PU leather. This material degrades over time, becoming sticky and petrol like even, rendering the entire set of 5 inch heeled boots useless. Another one for the garbage pile. Beware of synthetic leather interior. Not sure if it is the same for “vegan” leather.
I was 32 and living my life like it was the last since 1963 after the Cuban missle crisis. And be honest. I'm sure you have not been. Just total up all the time you've wasted drinking, playing games, and watching...movies.
Still a decent movie. Those were the days. Good actors, a different World. No Putins, no Camerons nor Boris Johnson. And a very different USA. And a rather romantic teen, intrigued and fascinated by life's prospects.
"Romantic life prospects" so tragically ending up with bitter complaints on internet about life blaming Boris - or James.... What's the matter with you , weepy Brits????
Although it was the best thing and a beautiful wish I had, frankly, and I'm saying this with full respect .. It was the worst thing that could happen to me cause at my biological pick ( 20s, 30s and now in my 40s ) as far as for what I loved and what was rolling and coming later. It's hard to explain, especially public on a social net, a platform .. ect.
@@kasnilistopadski Intriguing, vague and yet intelligent and complex comment, stating more ideas than the original book by Frederick Forsyth. Arguably more engaging than the movie -- usually, books are richer and more challenging. After all, a book appeals to our creativity...
@@albertseabra9226 It was a personal side comment, compelled to write it reading comments. I've red maybe 5-6 box in my life, all of them in my elementary school and yeah, it was enough to know books are far more intriguing - that's normal, not to be judged too harsh when movies come to comparement. The comment was a comment to my self. Take care, enjoy the movie. Cheers
They've been making bad movies since movies began and every generation thinks movies made during theirs are better than all the crap being made now. Just as someone in 50 years will be lamenting today's movies not being made.
How do you make a movie great? You cast Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan, Ned Beatty, Julian Glover, Ray McAnally, Ian Richardson, Anton Rodgers to name a few of this great cast, sadly many of them are no longer with us.
@@MarkFranklin-ws5jf Right, died of a heart attack after years of combining depression over the bad conditions of people in USSR "because the ideas weren't being executed right", with a key role in making damaging Russian disinformation campaigns sound plausible. This movie was released the year before he died--the scene is just charming subversive revenge fantasy.
I remember enjoying Michael Caine's films at an early age starting with Dressed To Kill. This one is certainly worth enjoying his charismatic talents for.
The last I remember seeing of Ian Richardson was as Canon Black in Strange, an intriguing but sadly short-lived supernatural mystery series and he was of course superb in it. R.I.P., Ian.
Although Oppenheimer has naturally influenced how I might now look back on films about atomic bombs, The Fourth Protocol is still one of the nostalgically best in my book. Thank you for uploading it.
This was an outstanding film in my young life, learning about spies, political 'acts' and when I next saw Pierce, he was a winsome wannbe-detective in REMINGTON STEELE, which was popular on American TV from the early '80s. Well, he wanted to be a dramatic actor, eh? "Here - try this one."
I started to read the book a couple of years before the film came out, I was about 4 - 5 chapters in and couldn`t make head nor tail of what was going on and gave it up. Then the film came out and it all made sense so went back and started the book again. If you think the film is good, which it is..........read the book !!!!
If you wanna learn about a REALLY close call, look up "Able Archer 1983" when most of West Europe almost got turned into a glass-topped parking lot. I was living in East Germany at the time. It was when the Soviets armed their nukes and placed aircrews in East Germany and Poland on full alert. In the nick of time, “Topaz” saved the day, scant minutes before the Soviets pressed the titty. “Topaz” was the code-name of the crack East German spy in NATO headquarters in Brussels, Rainer Rupp (who was a West German and spied out of conviction rather than for money). He urgently contacted his Stasi handler, Oberst Karl Rehbaum, the first deputy to the head of Department A XII responsible for NATO and EU (or at that time EC) intelligence, in Berlin, Capital of the GDR and assured him that the NATO military exercise Able Archer was just that and not a cover for a real attack. That message was hurriedly passed on to the Soviet leadership in Moscow and the dangerous situation was defused. MsG
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Remember seeing this the first time it came out......this is the second time watching it.....still a brilliant film.....but never as good as the book 😊
I remember reading the book, by Frederick Forsyth, back in 84 when it was a cutting-edge thriller (we didn't have the internet so all info had to be found elsewhere, by other means, and Freddy had good contacts so knew a bit more than most of us aboutmilitary, political and intelligence worlds).
Enjoyed that and remember that era the cold war, makes you think of what else was going on that we never get to know and don't need to Know. Keep up the good work you guys..................
When I heard the intriguing opening music by Lalo Schifrin I leaned back in the armchair expecting to experience a great spy drama; and I was certainly not disappointed. You just can't help but be fascinated by Michael Caine's skills in the role of an agent and spy hunter, a skill already shown in The Ipcress File. Pierce Brosnan with his cool manner is also great as an icy KGB terrorist.
Brilliant film; one of my favorites. Marred only by the definition from too many dupes or something. Still, I'll watch it three more times just for a spy fix.
Definitely not a good idea to handle the eastern bloc plastic explosive with bare skin, or poor ventilation. Nausea and headaches will soon follow. On the flip side, the western bloc plastic explosives like are much more user friendly. Of course, it is always relevant to date and place of manufacture, so I generalise.
@@noelhall945 I think I’d be slightly more worried about handling U-235 and Polonium. You’ll only get a headache from handling Nobel’s 808, and nothing from C4 or PE4.
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Read the book a few years ago. This is a great adaptation..It misses the trip to South Africa to find out How and When the inflation of a Russian Spy at the Embassy was achieved but otherwise flows seamlessly... Great film, Great cast ....
Try listening to short wave radio Moscow English transmissions. All presenters are Russian Born and have, in most cases, never left Mother Russia but speak in emaculet American accents. Also in former Soviat controlled Ukraine there are two possiblely three replicas of Great British towns compleat with a medieval style Church of England church. Those training towns were populated with English speaking Russians who were up to date with all the local standard speech and slan Which during the height of the cold War were used to train Soviet deep cover agents. So they could blend in seamlessly with the Great British population. Every thing British was used in those sudo towns right down to Great British currency and full post office use and G.P.O. late on BT telephone systemes
A couple of things I like about this movie. Well constructed opening sequence exposing the false flag operation - introducing us to the Michael Caine character - who gets results - even if it upsets the bosses. Great cast - everyone delivers. I especially liked Matt Frewer and Betsy Brantley who ham it up as the US serviceman and his bored wife.
ah the good old days.. when men were men imperialism and colonialism was fine. the bad guys were ruskies and the good guys went to private schools in england. and there were great actors, stories that made sense and we win in the end...
@@ScottieMcClue I enjoyed it till the end . Watching this movie with it's original soundtrack is wonderful . Greetings from Paris , from a French guy , loving american and british movies ....the good ones .
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FYI for my fellow film buffs: The Fourth Protocol's initial release was March 19, 1987. Based on the 1984 novel. Bonus: Michael Caine was 54 yrs old in this film & Pierce was 34. Love to share these facts on this comment thread. Have a good watch.
MichaelCaimePushedtheVaccimes.HeisjustamotherStooge.Fake.Traitor
Not a lot of people know that 😊
@@WhatstheSizzle thanks!
Forsyth's book was excellent. Much has been eliminated from the film because of time constraints but an excellent representation of the main elements. Read the book if you can. It fills in some of the blind spots from the movie.
@@WhatstheSizzle 👍👍👍
A real movie with normal people, gripping and well told with a real ending and no bs superstunts or abilities. Those were the days.
Normal? Do tell.
@@JK-zx3go Well, look at the people around us today, with their purple hair, tattoos, piercings, etc.
@@wsg4847 FFS
Real ending?? After Michael Caine and his cohort pull their stunt driving trick to get around the road blockage in front of them, they’ve lost sight of Pierce Brosnan, then pull into the midst of a large group of protesters but Caine magically knows they need to turn right to catch up to their quarry. That’s ok, it gets even worse when Caine confronts his boss chatting with the Russian general who has shown up in London for the sole purpose of proving to the viewers the guilt of Caine’s boss. Not the least bit realistic.
The Brits made the best Cold War spy movies and television. Tinker Tailor, The Sandbaggers, etc. Good film. Thanks for the upload!
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@@makucevich they made some great haunted house movies as well. But yes, Just brilliant espionage films and My favorite is tinker Taylor and of course Smiley's people...
@@makucevich Fred Zinnemann's Day of the Jackal 1973. Is one of my favorite political thrillers
Le Carre' best of the bunch! Tinker, tailor, soldier and Spy! 🤔🗡️
Just started watching The Sandbaggers. A few episodes in and it's great 👍
Now _that_ was a bloody good film. Thanks for sharing.
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@@1977ajax the book was even better
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Great movie with Pierce Brosnan a great actor and legend Michael Caine
I liked that Joanna Cassidy and Ned Beatty could be included in the cast for this movie.
A proper film, back when we could make stuff...Excellent watch..
The original Book by Frederick Forsyth was well ahead of it's time. Not because of the bomb plot but the first third of the novel mirrors what is happening at the present in real life. I urge everyone to find the book and read it. This film is a great precis of the book. Since the film script was done by Frederick Forsyth himself - that's not surprising.
Outstanding Movie
THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC MOVIE ❤
It couldn't see it in the cinema at the time. But it thankfully helped me to enjoy such seriously dramatic thrillers for when I was old enough to go see them by myself in the cinema.
Absolutely Lalo Schifrin at his most serious very modern at times polytonal music. A great composer best known for the Mission Impossible Theme and the Manix Theme as well as quite a few Eastwood classics also Bullitt and most recently a French Symphonic retrospective available on UA-cam very entertaining.
One of my favorite Political thrillers. Michael Caine & Pierce Brosnan were fantastic 👏 I actually have the same wrist watch that Brosnan wears in this film. It's a Heuer Coral 980 026 with the black pvd coating. Given to me by my farther. Lol that's pretty cool 😎
You're farther than nearer? Or do you mean FATHER?
@@hpoonis2010 correcting typos on youtube or facebook is, generally speaking, a sign that you should put down the bottle, or look for a hobby.
Well said, but is that a bottle in front of me or a frontal lobotomy
Michael is so good. I'm sorry to see him retire from movies.
He is a fantastic acting coach.
Or teacher.
He knows exactly what to say to the students and it's very impressive.
Absolutely 💯
End of cold war movie. Great actors. Excellent movie!!
Cannot understand why this wasnt a bigger success.
Its very well filmed, especially atmospheric on location in Finland and built up the tension until the very end. Add in some solid performances and its got everything.
I had to watch it a few times before i understood who was and why did etc. I like it when that happens.
People were so normal back then, I miss those days.
Yeah, all they were doing, was trying to start world war 3. Today we have all this woke nonsense, and transgender crap. I agree, bring back the old days.
There were better quality women clothes and heels back then. You could pass it on e.g. leather jacket, handbags, … Now we live in a world of fast fashion which self-destructs after 7 wearing.
@@Natasha26 On serious note EVERY thing that was made back then was super high quality compared to today. It was made to last & sold as higer quality than the others, today's things are made to degrade fast it seems
@@tombergins8215 Tell me about it. Even $300 genuine leather boots come with the caveat that the inside lining will be made of fake leather, also known as PU leather. This material degrades over time, becoming sticky and petrol like even, rendering the entire set of 5 inch heeled boots useless. Another one for the garbage pile. Beware of synthetic leather interior. Not sure if it is the same for “vegan” leather.
@@tombergins8215 😂😂😂 funny but true....and sad.
Absolutely classic spy movie : what a set of great actors! 👌
1987..... I was 18.... Was living every day as if it was my last, because as far as we knew, it provably was !
I was 32 and living my life like it was the last since 1963 after the Cuban missle crisis. And be honest. I'm sure you have not been. Just total up all the time you've wasted drinking, playing games, and watching...movies.
I was 17. Where did those 40 years go? Now I'm just a fat old man.
In 1987? No! It was already vegetarian times. In 1987 the danger of a thermonuclear war was much lower than it is right now.
@@kuroneko9710 so true…I fear for the next 12 months,
I was 29 and playing harder than ever.
Always love(d) this film, no matter how many times I've rewatched it. QUALITY!
Thank You 😊 🙏
The Fourth Protocol, Nomads and Taffin were very good films as to how Pierce Brosnan could start growing beyond his Remington Steele fame.
Nothing beats quality acting and directing.
This takes me back to the 80's and the Soviet threat.
How about the new Russian threats... not to mention the BRICS which the USA cannot join... ???
Thanks for sharing, never seen the flick but heard about it. It did not disappoint. Also nice to see all the cars from the 80's. Love them.
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Thank you for posting this great film. What a really great film with fine actors.
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Still a decent movie.
Those were the days.
Good actors, a different World.
No Putins, no Camerons nor Boris Johnson.
And a very different USA.
And a rather romantic teen, intrigued and fascinated by life's prospects.
"Romantic life prospects" so tragically ending up with bitter complaints on internet about life blaming Boris - or James.... What's the matter with you , weepy Brits????
Although it was the best thing and a beautiful wish I had, frankly, and I'm saying this with full respect .. It was the worst thing that could happen to me cause at my biological pick ( 20s, 30s and now in my 40s ) as far as for what I loved and what was rolling and coming later. It's hard to explain, especially public on a social net, a platform .. ect.
@@kasnilistopadski Intriguing, vague and yet intelligent and complex comment, stating more ideas than the original book by Frederick Forsyth.
Arguably more engaging than the movie -- usually, books are richer and more challenging.
After all, a book appeals to our creativity...
@@albertseabra9226 It was a personal side comment, compelled to write it reading comments. I've red maybe 5-6 box in my life, all of them in my elementary school and yeah, it was enough to know books are far more intriguing - that's normal, not to be judged too harsh when movies come to comparement.
The comment was a comment to my self.
Take care, enjoy the movie.
Cheers
@@kasnilistopadski Thank you for sharing.
Michael Caine's laconic is equal to Clint Eastwood's: just different. Love it.
AN EXCELLENT FILM, BETTER THAN THE RUBBISHY ONE MADE NOW.
They've been making bad movies since movies began and every generation thinks movies made during theirs are better than all the crap being made now. Just as someone in 50 years will be lamenting today's movies not being made.
Most of the CGI superheroes are carp. They just are. Sorry.
@@mikeyoung9810 Movies now or tv series have diversity hires and the alphabet soup community thrown in.
How do you make a movie great? You cast Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan, Ned Beatty, Julian Glover, Ray McAnally, Ian Richardson, Anton Rodgers to name a few of this great cast, sadly many of them are no longer with us.
@@tango6nf477 And Michael Gough. Even though he had a small role
I helps to base it on good book too.
Max Headroom as an American pilot.
@@PaulMcCannWebBuilder And Betsy Brantley did a great job as the bored wife..
Thanks for the upload. Great old school movie.
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YOU'LL NEED TO BE 18 AND SIGNED IN TO SEE THIS OUTSTANDING MOVIE ❤❤
Nice to see Philby get what was coming to him.
That was too good for him.
I didn't recall Phil by went the way of ordered execution. Thought I read he just drank vodka quiet oh in his Moscow apartment. Any updates friends?
@@MarkFranklin-ws5jf Right, died of a heart attack after years of combining depression over the bad conditions of people in USSR "because the ideas weren't being executed right", with a key role in making damaging Russian disinformation campaigns sound plausible. This movie was released the year before he died--the scene is just charming subversive revenge fantasy.
I don't remember this from the book.
A marvellous film and Caine is damn good. [and no disney in sight].
I remember enjoying Michael Caine's films at an early age starting with Dressed To Kill. This one is certainly worth enjoying his charismatic talents for.
Awesome film - never saw before. Really pleased I got to see it now.
Thanks for posting.
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One of the truly great spy movies.
Wow! I was glued to my seat.
Suspense kept building.
Good film.
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Ian Richardson does these roles brilliantly, superb actor.
💯 I could not agree more and He's a Scot and trained at the RSAMD as did I 😉
The last I remember seeing of Ian Richardson was as Canon Black in Strange, an intriguing but sadly short-lived supernatural mystery series and he was of course superb in it. R.I.P., Ian.
@@mikebasil4832 He was great in private Schultz from the 80s
@@johnstirling6597 I was glad that Ian could contribute to one of the Doctor Who spinoffs, Daemos Rising, as the narrator.
Sir Michael Caine - simply superb!
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A classically under rated movie, top notch :)
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Although Oppenheimer has naturally influenced how I might now look back on films about atomic bombs, The Fourth Protocol is still one of the nostalgically best in my book. Thank you for uploading it.
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That was a very good and entertaining movie. Cheers, mate.
Excellent film, really, really excellent 👏👏👏👏👍👍
Thank You 😊 🙏 Glad You Enjoyed
Thanks very much for this. Great stuff for those of us too cheap to pay for cable or online streaming services! 😊
Thank You 😊
I simply have very little money these days.
Excellent movie .. 👍🏼
Good Flic! 👍😃
Loved Frederick Forsyth's novels back in the day, as well as the movies. Thank you for this thriller with superb actors. Timely subject too...
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Forsyth, who live a life easily comparable to the most romantic spy fiction characters, tend to write about faction: fiction based upon known facts.
@@conormcmenemie5126That is the appeal of his work.
@@martaalvarez4859 Great guy Freddie
Great, Good Old Fashioned Spy Movie 👍👍👍
Always nice when UA-cam can occasionally make these vintage films viewable.
Thanks so very much for this. What a treat!
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This was an outstanding film in my young life, learning about spies, political 'acts' and when I next saw Pierce, he was a winsome wannbe-detective in REMINGTON STEELE, which was popular on American TV from the early '80s. Well, he wanted to be a dramatic actor, eh? "Here - try this one."
love the movie and especially the stealth ford commercial. well done. so timid, no matter the brand. good lold days
Great great great film seen it loads of times love the brand new for then
New transit van
Now if they'd had Sabine Schmitz to drive the Transit, they'd have caught him easily . . . .
This is a bloody good movie, what. Cheerio
I started to read the book a couple of years before the film came out, I was about 4 - 5 chapters in and couldn`t make head nor tail of what was going on and gave it up. Then the film came out and it all made sense so went back and started the book again. If you think the film is good, which it is..........read the book !!!!
Was a good read in 1984, finally get to see it!
I wonder how many times we've been this close in reality. Great movie.
Better we don’t know
If you wanna learn about a REALLY close call, look up "Able Archer 1983" when most of West Europe almost got turned into a glass-topped parking lot. I was living in East Germany at the time. It was when the Soviets armed their nukes and placed aircrews in East Germany and Poland on full alert.
In the nick of time, “Topaz” saved the day, scant minutes before the Soviets pressed the titty. “Topaz” was the code-name of the crack East German spy in NATO headquarters in Brussels, Rainer Rupp (who was a West German and spied out of conviction rather than for money). He urgently contacted his Stasi handler, Oberst Karl Rehbaum, the first deputy to the head of Department A XII responsible for NATO and EU (or at that time EC) intelligence, in Berlin, Capital of the GDR and assured him that the NATO military exercise Able Archer was just that and not a cover for a real attack. That message was hurriedly passed on to the Soviet leadership in Moscow and the dangerous situation was defused.
MsG
Have you not heard of the latest threats from Russia???
@@RoseSharon7777
1983/4
Able archer
Was the closest
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I stumbled on this channel showing this and North Sea Hijack and didn't even notice it was you Mr McClue. Dinky Doo to you sir.
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Blimey I remember seeing this film decades ago!!
Remember seeing this the first time it came out......this is the second time watching it.....still a brilliant film.....but never as good as the book 😊
Very much enjoyed this film. Good old fashioned cold war spy movie with great acting and story line.
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Watching from South Africa 🎉
Welcome 🙏 lovely to have you with us
Thank you... It is a good movie... 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾
And I from France! & I'm American, but have dual citizenship.
I remember reading the book, by Frederick Forsyth, back in 84 when it was a cutting-edge thriller (we didn't have the internet so all info had to be found elsewhere, by other means, and Freddy had good contacts so knew a bit more than most of us aboutmilitary, political and intelligence worlds).
@@tonygriffin_ one of Freddie's best, after the Day of the Jackal and the Odessa File.
A wonderful film with two great actors Pierce Brosnan and Sir Michael Caine. Thanks for uploading this.
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Isn't it always the same? The English spy thrillers always top the violent American - great movie, thanks for the upload!
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Saw this in the theatre with best friend Jan Marais. We burst out laughing. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥃🇿🇦
What about?
Beautiful movie thank you
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Love this movie....
Thoroughly enjoyed the film. Thank you for posting it! ❤
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Brilliant film Sounds like Roger Moore reading the news towards the end....
It was Frederick Forsyth, the author
@@DraigBlackCat Thank you :}
Enjoyed that and remember that era the cold war, makes you think of what else was going on that we never get to know and don't need to Know. Keep up the good work you guys..................
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When I heard the intriguing opening music by Lalo Schifrin I leaned back in the armchair expecting to experience a great spy drama; and I was certainly not disappointed. You just can't help but be fascinated by Michael Caine's skills in the role of an agent and spy hunter, a skill already shown in The Ipcress File. Pierce Brosnan with his cool manner is also great as an icy KGB terrorist.
Glad You're Enjoying it's one of my great favourites 😉
Great film 10/10
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Brilliant film; one of my favorites. Marred only by the definition from too many dupes or something. Still, I'll watch it three more times just for a spy fix.
Best ending. Like a bunch of flowers.
Was in B.A.O.R. when this came out. Great film.
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Plastic Explosive, you do not handle with bare skin
Thank you for making this film available.
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Definitely not a good idea to handle the eastern bloc plastic explosive with bare skin, or poor ventilation. Nausea and headaches will soon follow. On the flip side, the western bloc plastic explosives like are much more user friendly. Of course, it is always relevant to date and place of manufacture, so I generalise.
@@Mike-jy6lo OMG Everybody is expert in explosives except me. 😅
@@noelhall945 handling discs of Polonium isn’t a great idea either.
@@noelhall945 I think I’d be slightly more worried about handling U-235 and Polonium. You’ll only get a headache from handling Nobel’s 808, and nothing from C4 or PE4.
A superb film, with superb actors. Based on the novel of the same name by the excellent novelist Fredric Forsyth in 1984.
Thank you for posting.👍🏻
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If only that really had been Philby's fate.
Who knows 🤷♂️
@@ScottieMcCluehistory knows philby was executed by vodka very slowly
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This was my first time to see Pierce Brosnan play a baddy as i used to say back then 😂
Read the book a few years ago. This is a great adaptation..It misses the trip to South Africa to find out How and When the inflation of a Russian Spy at the Embassy was achieved but otherwise flows seamlessly... Great film, Great cast ....
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Loved KGB Agent Ray McAnally's texan accent.
Try listening to short wave radio Moscow English transmissions.
All presenters are Russian Born and have, in most cases, never left Mother Russia but speak in emaculet American accents.
Also in former Soviat controlled Ukraine there are two possiblely three replicas of Great British towns compleat with a medieval style Church of England church.
Those training towns were populated with English speaking Russians who were up to date with all the local standard speech and slan
Which during the height of the cold War were used to train Soviet deep cover agents. So they could blend in seamlessly with the Great British population.
Every thing British was used in those sudo towns right down to Great British currency and full post office use and G.P.O. late on BT telephone systemes
Deputy head of the KGB.
Great movie
Great--TY!
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Ian Richardson is a terrific actor, starred in the original Brit version of House of Cards!
A Scotsman - superb actor 👏
@@ScottieMcClue was also Bill Haydon in the original Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy!
Ian Richardson could turn his hand to anything, remember the booze cruise?
@@kenstevens5065 no what was that?
@@nhmooytis7058 sorry wrong reply address.
second time of watching (if you call skimming for the best bits) great movie all well acted deserved a sequel or 2 .
good acting gripping suspense great film
Bloody good film remember it 👍👍👍
Forsyth, Caine, Brosnan. Superb film.
Hey, don't forget ian Richardson!
GREAT UPLOAD!
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Despite the production company's name, this is definitely *_not_* a rank movie. One of Forsyth's better stories.
A couple of things I like about this movie. Well constructed opening sequence exposing the false flag operation - introducing us to the Michael Caine character - who gets results - even if it upsets the bosses. Great cast - everyone delivers. I especially liked Matt Frewer and Betsy Brantley who ham it up as the US serviceman and his bored wife.
This film doesnt seem that long ago for me but its nearly four decades! Still a great film and enjoyable to see again.
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The ending is chilling.
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ah the good old days.. when men were men imperialism and colonialism was fine. the bad guys were ruskies and the good guys went to private schools in england. and there were great actors, stories that made sense and we win in the end...
What has changed?
Terrific movie and the novel was a great read.
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Classic !❤
I'd forgotten how good this was.
Wow. I was 12 when this was released. Excellent film. Thanks for the upload. I do miss those simpler times!!!! ❤
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Thank you sooo much for sharing this gem . Just starting to watch it ...❤
Be very surprised if you don't love it
@@ScottieMcClue I enjoyed it till the end . Watching this movie with it's original soundtrack is wonderful .
Greetings from Paris , from a French guy , loving american and british movies ....the good ones .
The Day Of The Jackal vibes in this one.
12:20 He blew the bloody door off.
1:52:00 And if he'd got to that switch, it would have blown more than a few doors off.
Ray Mcanally bloody good actor