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<font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>The Liquidator <nobr>(Nov-1965)</nobr></b></font><p> <p><p> <b>Director:</b> <a href="/people/089/000174564/">Jack Cardiff</a><p><b>Writer:</b> Peter Yeldham<p><b>From novel:</b> <i>The Liquidator</i> by John Gardner<p><b>Music Composed and Conducted by:</b> Lalo Schifrin<p><b>Producer:</b> Jon Penington<p><b>Keywords:</b> <a href="/lists/819/000083570/">Thriller</a>, <a href="/lists/692/000083443/">Espionage</a><p><div><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/full-star-20.png"><img src="/half-star-20.png"><img src="/empty-star-20.png"></div><p><table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_actors"> <tr><th><b>Name</b></th><th><b>Occupation</b></th><th><b>Birth</b></th><th>Death</b></th><th><b>Known for</b></th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/809/000042683/"><font size=-1>Trevor Howard</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>29-Sep-1913</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>7-Jan-1988</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Sons and Lovers</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/191/000205573/"><font size=-1>Wilfrid Hyde-White</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>12-May-1903</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>6-May-1991</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>My Fair Lady</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/069/000350016/"><font size=-1>Jennifer Jayne</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>14-Nov-1931</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>23-Apr-2006</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>The Crawling Eye</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/830/000023761/"><font size=-1>Jill St. John</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>19-Aug-1940</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Who's Minding the Store?</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/669/000101366/"><font size=-1>John Le Mesurier</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>5-Apr-1912</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>15-Nov-1983</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Dad's Army</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/723/000280880/"><font size=-1>Gabriella Licudi</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>14-Sep-1941</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr> </nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Unearthly Stranger</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/321/000346280/"><font size=-1>Derek Nimmo</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>19-Sep-1930</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>24-Feb-1999</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>All Gas and Gaiters</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/108/000130715/"><font size=-1>Eric Sykes</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>4-May-1923</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>4-Jul-2012</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>The Plank</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/752/000168248/"><font size=-1>Akim Tamiroff</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>29-Oct-1899</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Sep-1972</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>For Whom the Bell Tolls</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/145/000043016/"><font size=-1>Rod Taylor</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>11-Jan-1930</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>7-Jan-2015</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>The Time Machine</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/324/000094042/"><font size=-1>David Tomlinson</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>7-May-1917</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>24-Jun-2000</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Mary Poppins</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/605/000278768/"><font size=-1>Richard Wattis</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>25-Feb-1912</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>1-Feb-1975</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>English comic actor</td> </tr> </table> <p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=red><b>CAST</b></font><p><table border=0><tr><td><a href="/people/145/000043016/">Rod Taylor</a></td><td> ... Boysie</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/809/000042683/">Trevor Howard</a></td><td> ... Mostyn</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2><font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Co-Starring</font></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/830/000023761/">Jill St. John</a></td><td> ... Iris</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/191/000205573/">Wilfrid Hyde-White</a></td><td> ... Chief</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/324/000094042/">David Tomlinson</a></td><td> ... Quadrant</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/752/000168248/">Akim Tamiroff</a></td><td> ... Sheriek</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/108/000130715/">Eric Sykes</a></td><td> ... Griffen</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/723/000280880/">Gabriella Licudi</a></td><td> ... Corale</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/669/000101366/">John Le Mesurier</a></td><td> ... Chekhov</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/321/000346280/">Derek Nimmo</a></td><td> ... Fly</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/605/000278768/">Richard Wattis</a></td><td> ... Flying Instructor</td></tr><tr><td>David Langton</td><td> ... Station Commander</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/people/069/000350016/">Jennifer Jayne</a></td><td> ... Janice Benedict</td></tr><tr><td>Betty McDowall</td><td> ... Frances Anne</td></tr><tr><td>Henry Cogan</td><td> ... Yakov</td></tr><tr><td>Daniel Emilfork</td><td> ... Gregory</td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style="height: 0.75em"></td></tr><tr><td>Jeremy Lloyd</td><td> ... Young Man</td></tr><tr><td>Heller Toren</td><td> ... Assistant</td></tr><tr><td>Jo Rowbottom</td><td> ... Betty</td></tr><tr><td>Colin Gordon</td><td> ... Vicar</td></tr><tr><td>Louise Dunn</td><td> ... Jessie</td></tr><tr><td>Scot Finch</td><td> ... Operations Officer</td></tr><tr><td>Ronald Leigh-Hunt</td><td> ... Mac</td></tr><tr><td>Tony Wright</td><td> ... Flying Control</td></tr><tr><td>Suzy Kendall</td><td> ... Judith</td></tr></table><p><p><font size=+1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=red><b>REVIEWS</b></font><p><b>Review by GJH</b> (posted on 9-Mar-2005)<p>This has always been one of my favorite movies. I always loved James Bond spoofs such as the Derrick Flint and Matt Helm movies, and "The Liquidator" stands above those.<p> <a href="/people/145/000043016/">Rod Taylor</a> plays Boysie Oakes, a hapless tank commander at the end of WWII, who accidently saves Colonel Mostyn (<a href="/people/809/000042683/">Trevor Howard</a>) from two rival spies. Years later, when Britain's spy network is inundated with embarrassing counter-spies, Mostyn remembers Oakes and hires him as "Agent L" (Liquidator) to neatly get rid of these embarrassments. Unable to carry out these liquidations, Oakes hires a private contractor, Griffen (Eric Sykes). Oakes keeps this to himself as he loves the playboy lifestyle that he now lives. Taylor has the unique ability to seem inept at being a spy, while at the same time showing skills above and beyond those around him, and making it all perfectly believable.<p> The subtle comedy and all of the twists and turns (likely and unlikely) make this a very enjoyable and engrossing film. <a href="/people/830/000023761/">Jill St. John</a> as Iris is great eye-candy and plays the part to the hilt. Her acting complements Taylor's without upstaging him.<p> I highly recommend this film and wish it to be released on DVD. <p> <hr width=15% align=left><p><table><tr><td><img src="/rarrow.gif"></td><td>Have you seen this film? 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