I did work on this film in Berlin many years ago as a junior assistant for the assistant. If people can not work out why there is so little action , murder, and mayhem. This is only to make you feel and understand the REAL Spy business. As it happens in those days in Berlin. James Bond has no place in this at all. Shool teachers are involved in this mess for Gods sake.! Spies without guns are more REAL then not.
+Karl-Heinz Barr They are it's true. So was Inga in bed with someone when Quiller called, or not, as Segal depicted in his interview ....? Palmer and Quiller are more the real deal.......
+Karl-Heinz Barr Indeed, my F-I-L was a Polish Farm Slave in Bavaria during WW II and had his face slapped by an SS Officer once for running away. He was lucky! Then Communists overran Poland and he came to UK. Commies, Nazi's, they're all the same re their ethos of utter dominance over mankind.........
+Karl-Heinz Barr I guess a film like tinker tailor soldier spy would be the modern day equivelent of this. I remember being dissapointed with it, upon first viewing in the cinema many years ago. I was used to the James Bond thrillers. Since then I have rewatched it 3 or 4 times, and have come to appreciate it more. Excellent performances by Segal, and Von Sydow, but then again, when was he ever bad. I do remember being puzzled by Senta Berger's character though.
I watched it when it first showed, and enjoyed it. I enjoyed it just as much this time, 50+ years later. The theme tune is still just as haunting. Thanks! .
made when directors treated their audience with intelligence and weren't afraid to take their time to set up characters and situations to tell a good story instead of punctuating every five minutes with mindless shoot em ups. this film rewards patience with great acting talent at the top of their game.
George Segal was one of my favorite actors.. He could do anything .. drama.. comedy.. he was extremely well versed… So, was Alex Guinness… Two brilliant actors… Sad that they are both gone… I really miss George Segal.. He always made me laugh…. I forget the name.. but the comedy he did with Barbara Streisand was very funny… This was a great spy flick.. more like the real thing… Thank you for posting..! Haven’t seen this in 40 years… Still Carries well…
Agreed! I wish they'd used George Segal in more films in the '70s and '80s. Finding a film of his that you haven't seen yet is like finding a hidden treasure! Or as the Goonies would say, "rich stuff."
One of the greatest underrated spy films . This is the most realistic boots on the ground spycraft film of your avg case officer in the cold war. Where the mundane and everyday is your friend and your enemy.
The Quiller Memorandum is my favorite spy movie, for many reasons. Ironically it is also Quentin Tarantino's favorite spy movie. I worked as a Teacher in a German International School and it brings back fond memories of being a teacher. Getting the children to form lines after break is just so classic. For me the messgae in the film holds true today. The scene at the beginning where Pol tells Quiller that Nazis don't wear brown shirts anymore is pure gold. And at the end of the film Quiller and Inge are discussing the capture of all the Nazi cell, and most importantly both of them are wearing brown. That visual lesson is combined with Quiller letting Inge off the hook. Their personal relationship trumps their duty on being on opposite sides. This is shades of "The spy who came in from the cold" and makes this movie true to life. Like the "Three Days of the Condor", "The Whistleblower" and to some extent the Harry Palmer films this is how espionage works in real life. Spy movies in a completely different class to gun toting, babe chasing, car chasing gamblers.
Well, I’ve always held that people who watch Bond movies for the spycraft and not just the action, the stunts, the set pieces, the quips, the glamour and the fun villains, just aren’t getting it. They’re excellent at what they do, but we’re not meant to take them seriously. Stories like The Spy Who Came In From The Cold are loosely based on Le Carrie’s experiences and the experiences of his colleagues and contacts. They’re gritty, seedy, philosophical, eye opening and always rather tragic. They tell the tale of people who make huge sacrifices (sometimes the ultimate sacrifice) for their country and way of life, and who do so for very little by way of reward. That is the morality lesson at the heart of all of John Le Carrie’s stories, told in varying ways, mixing just enough fiction with the facts to get by the sensors of MI’s 5 and 6. It is their plausibility and frankness that captures their audiences, as well as their beautifully crafted characters. Talk about, “show, don’t tell.” Le Carrie gives us stories in which the characters have made never telling anyone anything a way of life! So the story and plot is all revealed in the mood, the atmosphere and the spaces between the sentences. That’s genius. Quiller falls somewhere between the high concept of Harry Palmer stories and the gritty down-to-Earth-ism of Le Carrie. I’m indebted to you for mentioning Tarantino. I was trying to think, who does George Segal remind me of? It’s Bruce Willis. There are times, when he’s chatting up the German teacher in her flat, when he even sounded like him. Something about the eyes and the shape of his features, combined with his mannerisms.
Fantastic music… Movies like this are a treasure.. The cars, the actors, the script and the direction - just class and excellent in every way. Thank you 🇮🇹🇬🇧
Great film. Thanks for posting. I thought Segal was excellent in what must have been quite an unusual role for him. Senta Berger is an absolute honey. Great performances by Guinness and von Sydow too, although no surprise there. The film reminds me of the Harry Palmer films a little and with a classic John Barry score to boot. The sixties were so stylish. The suites, the women, the cars.
I was a George Segal fan in my younger days . When I saw this movie , the theme tune and Senta Berger captivated me ...👌 I've watched this film a few times over the years. I'm surprised how much of it I've forgotten. Some scenes I just don't remember. Max Von Sydow here , looks the spitting image of Boris Becker .👌 🇬🇧🆓❓
Some great actors in this movie. George Segal always had such a nice charming disarming smile and Sir Alec Guinness a patronising smile that says I know something you don't.
Yes an intelligent film. No gimmicky no cgi no Hollywood style format of 2 sex scenes, 2 car chases, 3 explosions etc. Just good acting and a more realistic pace for a spy film. No fast paced b.s editing. Yes, a breath of fresh air. Old skool style bond but as sexy as any of them. Double thumbs up!
Yes, I prefer to hear intelligent dialogue, instead of the foul language, and other low class trashy stuff, that Hollyweird always has to sink to. Unfortunately they NEVER get it. They're too dumb to get it.
Pinewood studios made so many great movies in the 50’s and 60’s. This was great. Thanks for the excellent post. A hidden gem. An amazing time. Never get enuff of these wonderful old movies from the era of my childhood.
Very suspenseful. I enjoyed this good movie very much on the last day of this year. In Berlin where the story plays many people speak fluent English. Despite the cut of the picture, which was well done by the way, you can get and enjoy the whole story unshortened. Worth seeing.
Super flick! Danke Seher! I'm very fond of movies with Max von Sydow. He was a very special actor and for a neutral Swede, always got typecast as a Nazi type. Always did a top notch job. Thank you!
Thank you for posting this film. I saw it many years ago, I was in my late teens. Now I see so much more in it, not only the film, but also the attitudes behind the writing of the story and the script. Very interesting and enjoyable
Had to watch this twice, especially because of the scenes between Quiller and the German fraulein, to realise he'd been suspicious of her all along. Really well done, this film. Always love it when I see Max von Sydow and Alec Guinness in the credits.
I thought I remembered seeing this movie years back. At the scene where Mr. Segal was walking up the steps and bumps into the man carrying the suitcases, I said out loud "He gets jabbed." Thank you for posting.
Anthony Prime: Here I am again after a long while....Thanks again for uploading this great film. Love for you your family and friends. Cheers from New Orleans the city of jazz and the wonderful "cajun" food. USA.
They never quite made movies like these. Story and plot are excellent and the dialogues witty. Of course any book by Adam hall or ellestor trevor is always wonderful. Segal is versatile actor both at home with comedy and a thriller movie. Thank you for this wonderful movie
The first place i visited in Berlin was the Mercedes tower to see the sign just near the church. Do visit East Berlin you will recognise part seen in this film also East wast no sanitised after the War .
Saw this in 1968 as a boy,made an impression.All good characters Senta Berger was so sensual,thanks George Segal for your performance in an enjoyable film.
This is a wonderful film that I have watched a couple of times on television. A true spy film with great actors and very good soundtrack music by John Barry who composed the music for the James Bond films. Matt Monro also sings in this film and also in the James Bond film From Russia with love.
También canto el tema de la banda musical del film CHARADA, Matt Monroe, en forma brillante. La canción, con el mismo nombre de la película es excelente (film de espionaje y romance, con toques de humor) Es interesante y se deja ver bien con muy buenos trabajos de Cary Grant y Audrey Herpburn (elegante y de una suave belleza,)
Just watched this again after I don't know how many years. It should be pretty dated but it's still very watchable. Clever screenplay. Great cast. From back in the days before mobile phones and the interweb.
At 29 minutes into this, which I have never seen before, it's very slickly building tension, without violence or crazy driving. I do want that red Porsche! 😎
Good old classic retro Classic retro Film movie excellent great good movie.!!! Thanks for uploading this film movie I'm watching this Film movie right now 31 st Januar 2022.! 🎞️🎥📽️🎬👍💯🤩😍🥰😘🤗🤗
Thanks so much for posting this Anthony. This was a year before I spent a year in Berlin in Spandau in 67/68 - momentous times of cold war tension when Russia invaded Czechoslovakia. This brought back many memories of how I remember the city especially the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church etc. When you went over to the East/Russian Sector the atmosphere was heavy and foreboding.
When it came out I was sixteen, read about it but didn't see it even if willing. When I saw the title yesterday it flashed my memories, so after all that time I lastly had the view and positively filled the gap. Thanks.
I saw this film about 20 years ago and by pure luck I found it back on youtube,,,, Great spy movie in the line of Harry Palmer.. Thanks for posting this one..
Thank you mr Anthony it has been long time that i search for this movie but i forgot the title!!! i was little kid when i saw it for the first time and it brings back so many good memories of those good old days!!!!
This is an excellent film. Having been a school teacher in Germany it brings back pleasant memories. This is a real spy story and not a childish fantasy like James Bond. George Segal is perfect as Quiller going through the valley of death in the manner of a Taoist Warrior. I wonder if we will ever get movies like this again with the right balance and not too much sensationalism.
Thank you so much for this. It's a joy to hear the flexatone played so well in the theme music. Those of you who would like to hear it again, look up Khachaturian's Piano Concerto.
This is one of the best films I have ever seen :- they just can't make films like this anymore. George Segal and Senta Berger (good enough to eat) sizzle on-screen!
I just reread this last month for old times' sake. And I mourned the loss of intelligent plotting. This is for thinking people. Thanks for posting this.
Wow, this movie had it all. It also left me with such an uneasy feeling all over, almost like chills going through me. I've never experienced a feeling like this, with any other movie, kind of scary and frightening.
Love the use of Schleisches Tor for location work. Had hardly changed at all at the start of the 1980s. A tourist trap at this stage. Thank you for posting.
I had a friend that spent years behind the iron curtain working for the US. He spent time on a Soviet sub, his cover was perfect or so we thought. When the Berlin Wall came down there was no contact. Not married but he had a mother, father and siblings. Needless to say he is presumed dead.
Enjoyed this very much and thanks for uploading,I have seen it a couple of times before but it's a film that improves with watching. I really cannot thing of anything to criticise,everything works perfectly and the ending is a suitable anti-climax,no action,no drama just "We got them all ..." Seeing a cold war era Berlin brought to mind the Bernie Gunther novels by Philip Kerr.
Brilliant film George seagal was superb in this and the beautiful Senta Berger wow loved her the ending was great when he walks away from her at the school very atmospheric
I love this film & it has the perfect sense of the old & new & its a msg that runs throughout the film, both factions trying to get power after WW2 not wanting to shed the old ways & unsure of the new era 🎥 🌐
Guinness had a seemingly endless range of characters, voices, appearances,. Astonishing, just these first few minutes, when Im literally thinking wtf do they all dome from?. Segal I just love. Von Sydow remains uniquely bizarre, but still a superb actor. What a line-up!!
Thanks, Anthony, for this movie. It's one of the best spy movies I've ever seen. I just can't believe how some audience is unable to recognize a good production any more. Ow well... : )
This is a great spy movie and for me it brings back memories of being a school teacher in Germany which I really enjoyed. I remember getting the kids to form two lines in the playground before marching off to the classroom. The film shows how real spies behave. It also shows how agents on different sides can be loyal to the deep friendship that sometimes develops. For me one of the key points of the film is that both Quiller and Inge are wearing brown in the last scene. There are no coincidences in the spy game and things are seldom what they seem.
One of my earliest memories from my childhood schooldays in Scotland St in Glasgow was teachers forming us kids into lines. This followed me all through my school days till I left in 1969 after and including three great years in Broughty Ferry outside Dundee. Later in young adulthood I had several German friends, the similarities between the two cultures were fascinating.
Anthony Prime: Thanks so much for uploading this great film. I saw it years and years ago......I am a great fan of old and classic cinema. The first time I saw Max von Sydow (I never forgot). The film "The Virgin Spring" in a little movie house in the South Chile and of course I love all his movies, specially "the Seventh Seal". Thanks again. Cheers from New Orleans the city of jazz and the "Cajun"food mmmmmm.....
Anthony Primer. I don't live in UK. I am a New Orleans resident due to my husband career... but I am a very lucky lady, we travel to Europe once a while. And will be in London the end of the year (my third time there). Thanks for asking. Cheers from the city of jazz (USA).
That look of deep sadness by Quiller when he is finishing up talking with Inga is quite moving. He fell in love with her, knew he had been betrayed, and that he could never trust her again.
Addendum: If this had been an early James Bond film: At the end, Bond would have assasinated both the headmistress and Inge, but the latter only after bedding her again and finding something of Jones’ in her apartment.
La traducción al español, por lo menos sobre el final no es buena. Después de la fogosa noche de amor de días antes, uno imagina otro tipo de despedida más cálida entre ambos. Sin embargo Quiller se muestra bastante frío y lejano, sin muestras de cariño. Pone en duda que los nazis la hayan liberado ( más bien tiene la certeza de que no fue así) y el rostro del él muestra su absoluta incredulidad cuando recibe como respuesta de ella, que no ha conocido al jefe principal de la banda. Por otra parte ella se da cuenta de la distancia que el ha puesto entre ambos y tiene la misma actitud distante. Ni un solo beso, ni siquiera en la mejilla de despedida. Es más mirándola intencionadamente le dice que han capturado a la banda de nazis..pero no a todos. Por eso la supuesta visita cordial si vuelve a Berlín y la pretendida y supuesta alegría futura de ella si vuelve a visitarla (según el diálogo expuesto, no se compadece en absoluto con lo que reflejan los rostros). Por otra parte en la versión original en inglés subtitulada, la conversación y el rostro de ellos es sumamente elocuente sobre la tensión del momento y la certeza de ambos, pero especialmente de Quiller que ella sin duda es una pieza dentro del engranaje de captación nazi y que no volverán a verse, No obstante lo dicho, ciertos silencios, la forma en que se observan y la larga mirada final de ella con la certeza de la separación final, mientras ve como va perdiéndose por el camino de salida de la escuela, dejan en evidencia que hubo un fuego que ha dejado cenizas...que prometen extinguirse lentamente.La distancia y las diferencias políticas harán el resto. 1 Fernando Inzaurgarat Fernando Inzaurgarat hace 10 días Corrobora lo expuesto cierto dejo de tristeza en la mirada de ella, cuando el se va alejando de la escuela . Y otro hecho significativo es el número de teléfono que le da a ella para que llame en caso que lo detuvieran. Ella le comenta en la despedida que ha llamado cuando la dejaron libre, pero que ese número no existía- Y el le responde que seguramente se habrá equivocado..Resulta obvio que no hubo tal error. Su desconfianza en ella hizo que le diera un número falso en ese momento de peligro. Por otra parte parte ella y la otra maestra habían tenido algún vínculo con el agente anterior que fue asesinado en la caseta telefónica al comienzo del film, lo que permite suponer que podían ser ellas agentes dobles y aunque Quiller no muestra (aparentemente) desconfianza, resulta posible que sospechara tal posibilidad. 1 Fernando Inzaurgarat Fernando Inzaurgarat hace 2 días Algo mas.El docente nazi detenido era profesor en la escuela, reemplazado después por el personaje que interpreta la bellísima Semta Berger..otro motivo más para dudar de ella. 1 Fernando Inzaurgarat Fernando Inzaurgarat hace 11 días EXCEPCIONAL BANDA MUSICAL, compuesta por John Barry, tema El niño del miércoles, cantado notablemente por Matt Monro 1
I did work on this film in Berlin many years ago as a junior assistant for the assistant. If people can not work out why there is so little action , murder, and mayhem. This is only to make you feel and understand the REAL Spy business. As it happens in those days in Berlin. James Bond has no place in this at all. Shool teachers are involved in this mess for Gods sake.! Spies without guns are more REAL then not.
+Karl-Heinz Barr They are it's true. So was Inga in bed with someone when Quiller called, or not, as Segal depicted in his interview ....? Palmer and Quiller are more the real deal.......
+IAN PAYNE ...It is just a movie ,,,,but Inge was in love with a Nazi. So there. Nazis where also husbands and did not know any better.
+Karl-Heinz Barr Indeed, my F-I-L was a Polish Farm Slave in Bavaria during WW II and had his face slapped by an SS Officer once for running away. He was lucky! Then Communists overran Poland and he came to UK. Commies, Nazi's, they're all the same re their ethos of utter dominance over mankind.........
+Karl-Heinz Barr I guess a film like tinker tailor soldier spy would be the modern day equivelent of this. I remember being dissapointed with it, upon first viewing in the cinema many years ago. I was used to the James Bond thrillers. Since then I have rewatched it 3 or 4 times, and have come to appreciate it more. Excellent performances by Segal, and Von Sydow, but then again, when was he ever bad. I do remember being puzzled by Senta Berger's character though.
+irish66 Think deep and Inga's character comes to life and is a strong part of the film. They say the quiet ones are the worst.........!!!!
This is simply a brilliant film. Well made, great acting, good story. A must watch. BRILL.
I watched it when it first showed, and enjoyed it.
I enjoyed it just as much this time, 50+ years later.
The theme tune is still just as haunting.
Thanks!
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Yes the music is excellent! It should be, it's by John Barry. Ring any bells?
made when directors treated their audience with intelligence and weren't afraid to take their time to set up characters and situations to tell a good story instead of punctuating every five minutes with mindless shoot em ups. this film rewards patience with great acting talent at the top of their game.
When the public was intelligent.
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Boy, you can say that again !!!
They are Mindless Imbeciles Now, every damn one of them.
and screenwriters - harold pinter - the actual book is a mess
The US film industry is becoming more mindless and violent with every day.
Aah! A British spy movie. A classic. Well done, Chaps! The clever dialogue is better than any violent exchange of gunfire. Thank you.
Ah yes, yes....Quite!
yes it is
A brilliant film. They don't come better than this.
too right you are
Yes they do.
George Segal was one of my favorite actors.. He could do anything .. drama.. comedy.. he was extremely well versed… So, was Alex Guinness… Two brilliant actors… Sad that they are both gone… I really miss George Segal.. He always made me laugh…. I forget the name.. but the comedy he did with Barbara Streisand was very funny…
This was a great spy flick.. more like the real thing…
Thank you for posting..! Haven’t seen this in 40 years… Still Carries well…
The Owl and the Pussycat
Agreed! I wish they'd used George Segal in more films in the '70s and '80s. Finding a film of his that you haven't seen yet is like finding a hidden treasure! Or as the Goonies would say, "rich stuff."
He was hilarious in Where’s Poppa with Ruth Gordon!
Barefoot in the park
Max von Sydow does a great Boris Becker😂🤣😂
A very intelligent film, with great actors and not forgetting the utterly gorgeous Senta Berger, what a beautiful person, love this film.
One of the greatest underrated spy films . This is the most realistic boots on the ground spycraft film of your avg case officer in the cold war. Where the mundane and everyday is your friend and your enemy.
The Quiller Memorandum is my favorite spy movie, for many reasons. Ironically it is also Quentin Tarantino's favorite spy movie. I worked as a Teacher in a German International School and it brings back fond memories of being a teacher. Getting the children to form lines after break is just so classic.
For me the messgae in the film holds true today. The scene at the beginning where Pol tells Quiller that Nazis don't wear brown shirts anymore is pure gold. And at the end of the film Quiller and Inge are discussing the capture of all the Nazi cell, and most importantly both of them are wearing brown. That visual lesson is combined with Quiller letting Inge off the hook. Their personal relationship trumps their duty on being on opposite sides. This is shades of "The spy who came in from the cold" and makes this movie true to life. Like the "Three Days of the Condor", "The Whistleblower" and to some extent the Harry Palmer films this is how espionage works in real life. Spy movies in a completely different class to gun toting, babe chasing, car chasing gamblers.
Didja just name drop Tarantino to elevate your status ? Bruh...lol
3 Days of the Condor is a great movie!
@@freddyharrison877low IQ people who call others BRUH just hate anyone with actual intelligence😅
Well, I’ve always held that people who watch Bond movies for the spycraft and not just the action, the stunts, the set pieces, the quips, the glamour and the fun villains, just aren’t getting it. They’re excellent at what they do, but we’re not meant to take them seriously.
Stories like The Spy Who Came In From The Cold are loosely based on Le Carrie’s experiences and the experiences of his colleagues and contacts. They’re gritty, seedy, philosophical, eye opening and always rather tragic. They tell the tale of people who make huge sacrifices (sometimes the ultimate sacrifice) for their country and way of life, and who do so for very little by way of reward. That is the morality lesson at the heart of all of John Le Carrie’s stories, told in varying ways, mixing just enough fiction with the facts to get by the sensors of MI’s 5 and 6. It is their plausibility and frankness that captures their audiences, as well as their beautifully crafted characters. Talk about, “show, don’t tell.” Le Carrie gives us stories in which the characters have made never telling anyone anything a way of life! So the story and plot is all revealed in the mood, the atmosphere and the spaces between the sentences. That’s genius.
Quiller falls somewhere between the high concept of Harry Palmer stories and the gritty down-to-Earth-ism of Le Carrie.
I’m indebted to you for mentioning Tarantino. I was trying to think, who does George Segal remind me of? It’s Bruce Willis. There are times, when he’s chatting up the German teacher in her flat, when he even sounded like him. Something about the eyes and the shape of his features, combined with his mannerisms.
Too bad Quentin didn't take example. His movies are rather stupid.
Love the cars... Mercedes 220 convertibles, Porsche, Ford Taunus, Opels... and VWs.
Fantastic music…
Movies like this are a treasure..
The cars, the actors, the script and the direction - just class and excellent in every way.
Thank you 🇮🇹🇬🇧
Ditto. I say the same exact thing.❤️🥰😍❤️
Great film. Thanks for posting. I thought Segal was excellent in what must have been quite an unusual role for him. Senta Berger is an absolute honey. Great performances by Guinness and von Sydow too, although no surprise there. The film reminds me of the Harry Palmer films a little and with a classic John Barry score to boot. The sixties were so stylish. The suites, the women, the cars.
Tim Richardson Segal was just starting his career as a star, and had just been in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf with Burton and Taylor.
I was a George Segal fan in my younger days .
When I saw this movie , the theme tune and Senta Berger captivated me ...👌
I've watched this film a few times over the years. I'm surprised how much of it I've forgotten. Some scenes I just don't remember.
Max Von Sydow here , looks the spitting image of Boris Becker .👌
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George is so cool. I had a huge crush on him.
Some great actors in this movie. George Segal always had such a nice charming disarming smile and Sir Alec Guinness a patronising smile that says I know something you don't.
Yes an intelligent film. No gimmicky no cgi no Hollywood style format of 2 sex scenes, 2 car chases, 3 explosions etc. Just good acting and a more realistic pace for a spy film. No fast paced b.s editing. Yes, a breath of fresh air. Old skool style bond but as sexy as any of them. Double thumbs up!
Yes, I prefer to hear intelligent dialogue, instead of the foul language, and other low class trashy stuff, that Hollyweird always has to sink to. Unfortunately they NEVER get it. They're too dumb to get it.
great movie and great music...loved it..Thanks............Mick UK.
Pinewood studios made so many great movies in the 50’s and 60’s. This was great. Thanks for the excellent post. A hidden gem. An amazing time. Never get enuff of these wonderful old movies from the era of my childhood.
Good film...pity not a sequel..
That actress was beautiful... stunning
Senta Berger, an Austrian star.
brilliant film...excellent music. bravo!
Senta Berger sure was beautiful back in 1966. Wow! Great film! I was a little kid in 66, so never saw this film. Glad I could see it now on You Tube.
Some really nice now expensive classic cars in this especially Quiller’s red Porsche 356 cabriolet and various lovely old Mercedes too
Very suspenseful. I enjoyed this good movie very much on the last day of this year. In Berlin where the story plays many people speak fluent English. Despite the cut of the picture, which was well done by the way, you can get and enjoy the whole story unshortened. Worth seeing.
One of the best spy films ever, George Segal is absolutely brilliant.
Super flick! Danke Seher! I'm very fond of movies with Max von Sydow. He was a very special actor and for a neutral Swede, always got typecast as a Nazi type. Always did a top notch job. Thank you!
Thank for putting this up Anthony, much enjoyed.............Thanks and Blessings..............
Thank you for posting this film. I saw it many years ago, I was in my late teens. Now I see so much more in it, not only the film, but also the attitudes behind the writing of the story and the script. Very interesting and enjoyable
I saw it in the theater with my parents, I was 14! Really liked it and got a big crush on Segal!
Had to watch this twice, especially because of the scenes between Quiller and the German fraulein, to realise he'd been suspicious of her all along. Really well done, this film. Always love it when I see Max von Sydow and Alec Guinness in the credits.
I thought I remembered seeing this movie years back. At the scene where Mr. Segal was walking up the steps and bumps into the man carrying the suitcases, I said out loud "He gets jabbed." Thank you for posting.
Anthony Prime: Here I am again after a long while....Thanks again for uploading this great film. Love for you your family and friends. Cheers from New Orleans the city of jazz and the wonderful "cajun" food. USA.
Wonderful movie- great acting. One of my favourites from the 60's. Thanks for the upload.
Too bad YT only streams the crap resolution version... not nice YT.
R.I.P. George Segal, 1934-2021. Always enjoyed him in whatever he was in.
This was a great film
😒 This covers at a (sad) surprise to me.
A really good actor, and this is (even as my Tarantino said to Mr Segal) a really terrific film.
@@UNOwen1 Yes he played a smart arse american very well.
Love George Segal great guy too.
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Wonderful film. Thanks for the posting.
How refreshing to see positive comments on youtube. I was a kid when this came out and Senta Berger blew my mind.
Me Too,,,,
Did she make your swollen head spin.
With Romy Schneider and Hedi Lamarr one oft the three most beautiful Austrian movie actresses of all time.
They never quite made movies like these. Story and plot are excellent and the dialogues witty. Of course any book by Adam hall or ellestor trevor is always wonderful. Segal is versatile actor both at home with comedy and a thriller movie. Thank you for this wonderful movie
I've loved this movie since I first saw it in my early teens. I became an instant fan of George Segal. Thanks for sharing :)
Allegorical Littera - Jack Kost me too!
What a classic 👍thanks
The dialogue in this movie seems very realistic to me. Understated but like normal people. I like that
Screenplay was by distinguished playwright Harold Pinter!
George and Senta really bring their A game
Stunning classic Mercedes Benzes and other lovely cars in this movie. 🤗🤗
The Porsche is what got me.
The first place i visited in Berlin was the Mercedes tower to see the sign just near the church. Do visit East Berlin you will recognise part seen in this film also East wast no sanitised after the War .
Saw this in 1968 as a boy,made an impression.All good characters Senta Berger was so sensual,thanks George Segal for your performance in an enjoyable film.
Simply Excellent,just excellent
This is a wonderful film that I have watched a couple of times on television. A true spy film with great actors and very good soundtrack music by John Barry who composed the music for the James Bond films. Matt Monro also sings in this film and also in the James Bond film From Russia with love.
También canto el tema de la banda musical del film CHARADA, Matt Monroe, en forma brillante. La canción, con el mismo nombre de la película es excelente (film de espionaje y romance, con toques de humor) Es interesante y se deja ver bien con muy buenos trabajos de Cary Grant y Audrey Herpburn (elegante y de una suave belleza,)
Very nice movie. Thank you.
As time goes on Paintings, poetry, music, and films of the past always look better and better and so people appreciate them more!!!
Even Pinter, seemingly.
Just watched this again after I don't know how many years. It should be pretty dated but it's still very watchable. Clever screenplay. Great cast. From back in the days before mobile phones and the interweb.
It just really KILLS ME, when I hear someone trying to, or attempting to, put down a good movie, by saying that it is "DATED" when it's "NOT !!"
Great films never date...
Great film ,fabulous actors ,Director😊😊😊😊😊🎉
At 29 minutes into this, which I have never seen before, it's very slickly building tension, without violence or crazy driving. I do want that red Porsche! 😎
Good old classic retro Classic retro Film movie excellent great good movie.!!! Thanks for uploading this film movie I'm watching this Film movie right now 31 st Januar 2022.! 🎞️🎥📽️🎬👍💯🤩😍🥰😘🤗🤗
Thanks so much for posting this Anthony. This was a year before I spent a year in Berlin in Spandau in 67/68 - momentous times of cold war tension when Russia invaded Czechoslovakia. This brought back many memories of how I remember the city especially the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church etc. When you went over to the East/Russian Sector the atmosphere was heavy and foreboding.
Simon Hattrell is love to visit Berlin in the 60s. Shame it’s not possible!
I spent a day in East Berlin in 1980 or so. The saddest people I've ever seen. I was relieved to get back into the West that evening.
When it came out I was sixteen, read about it but didn't see it even if willing. When I saw the title yesterday it flashed my memories, so after all that time I lastly had the view and positively filled the gap. Thanks.
I saw this film about 20 years ago and by pure luck I found it back on youtube,,,, Great spy movie in the line of Harry Palmer.. Thanks for posting this one..
Thank you for this beautiful movie!
Beautiful movie! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you mr Anthony it has been long time that i search for this movie but i forgot the title!!! i was little kid when i saw it for the first time and it brings back so many good memories of those good old days!!!!
This is an excellent film. Having been a school teacher in Germany it brings back pleasant memories. This is a real spy story and not a childish fantasy like James Bond. George Segal is perfect as Quiller going through the valley of death in the manner of a Taoist Warrior. I wonder if we will ever get movies like this again with the right balance and not too much sensationalism.
When were you a teacher in Germany?
intelligence is what Quiller was using and not even the audience realised it.!. try and find this in the USA.!
I beg your pardon, my spycraft is not some "childish fantasy".
@@NorceCodine Back in 2011
@si james Thank you for the suggestion. "Funeral in Berlin" is a great film and catches the atmosphere of the sixties.
Thank you. Excellent film!
Fantastic film.
This was a great movie! Thx for posting!
Just love the music in this excellent spy movie.
Very good film!! There doesn't always have to be blood and guts!! Thanks!!
Any film with the great Alec Guinness and George Sanders is going to be good.
Thank you so much for this. It's a joy to hear the flexatone played so well in the theme music. Those of you who would like to hear it again, look up Khachaturian's Piano Concerto.
I will! Thank you!!
It was funny to see the shifter on the tree of the steering wheel....I remember driving that way....thank you for sharing this movie
My old Saab had three on the tree.
This is one of the best films I have ever seen :- they just can't make films like this anymore. George Segal and Senta Berger (good enough to eat) sizzle on-screen!
The script is superb. Nothing said between Quiller and Inga is on the level and each word has a precise meaning.
I just reread this last month for old times' sake. And I mourned the loss of intelligent plotting. This is for thinking people. Thanks for posting this.
Yes indeed. Screenplay by Harold Pinter.
Plot by Elleston Trevor (Adm Hall),Pinter just padded out the dialogue.
Wow, this movie had it all.
It also left me with such an uneasy feeling all over, almost like chills going through me.
I've never experienced a feeling like this, with any other movie, kind of scary and frightening.
What a great film!
Good old movie stellar cast, great location shots very well done, not at all like the what you see today.
Brilliant acting by George Segal and the amazing Max Von Sydow. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Love the use of Schleisches Tor for location work. Had hardly changed at all at the start of the 1980s. A tourist trap at this stage. Thank you for posting.
The only location in the entire film that is close to the border with East Berlin and the Berlin wall..
I had a friend that spent years behind the iron curtain working for the US. He spent time on a Soviet sub, his cover was perfect or so we thought. When the Berlin Wall came down there was no contact. Not married but he had a mother, father and siblings. Needless to say he is presumed dead.
No wonder that his cover was blown with blabbermouth friends...
Enjoyed this very much and thanks for uploading,I have seen it a couple of times before but it's a film that improves with watching.
I really cannot thing of anything to criticise,everything works perfectly and the ending is a suitable anti-climax,no action,no drama just "We got them all ..."
Seeing a cold war era Berlin brought to mind the Bernie Gunther novels by Philip Kerr.
Enjoyed a real good movie, thx
Very Very good movie.
the school teacher is perfect , shes very beautiful , I cant take my eyes of her.
i remember this movie. and gunter meisner was a friend of mine-a great actor. rip. gives me chills to watch again.
Excellent, many thanks.
Brilliant film George seagal was superb in this and the beautiful Senta Berger wow loved her the ending was great when he walks away from her at the school very atmospheric
Thanks for posting. An excellent film.
I watched this movie mid 1980s in PRC, the few minutes at the end of the film are profound and have practical significance for today's Germany.
I love this film & it has the perfect sense of the old & new & its a msg that runs throughout the film, both factions trying to get power after WW2 not wanting to shed the old ways & unsure of the new era 🎥 🌐
Watching the movie now and all the great actors in this movie are great my man from star wars wow
Guinness had a seemingly endless range of characters, voices, appearances,. Astonishing, just these first few minutes, when Im literally thinking wtf do they all dome from?. Segal I just love. Von Sydow remains uniquely bizarre, but still a superb actor. What a line-up!!
Thanks, Anthony, for this movie. It's one of the best spy movies I've ever seen. I just can't believe how some audience is unable to recognize a good production any more. Ow well... : )
One of the very best. Thanks
This is a great spy movie and for me it brings back memories of being a school teacher in Germany which I really enjoyed. I remember getting the kids to form two lines in the playground before marching off to the classroom. The film shows how real spies behave. It also shows how agents on different sides can be loyal to the deep friendship that sometimes develops. For me one of the key points of the film is that both Quiller and Inge are wearing brown in the last scene. There are no coincidences in the spy game and things are seldom what they seem.
Ahh, here is Jones.
One of my earliest memories from my childhood schooldays in Scotland St in Glasgow was teachers forming us kids into lines. This followed me all through my school days till I left in 1969 after and including three great years in Broughty Ferry outside Dundee.
Later in young adulthood I had several German friends, the similarities between the two cultures were fascinating.
This is a movie I had only seen on late night television. It's very good to see it complete.
Rest In Peace Mr Max Von Sydow
Anthony Prime: Thanks so much for uploading this great film. I saw it years and years ago......I am a great fan of old and classic cinema. The first time I saw Max von Sydow (I never forgot). The film "The Virgin Spring" in a little movie house in the South Chile and of course I love all his movies, specially "the Seventh Seal". Thanks again. Cheers from New Orleans the city of jazz and the "Cajun"food mmmmmm.....
del4297 are you in the UK? If so Talking Pictures TV is well worth a look. It’s on all platforms.
Anthony Primer. I don't live in UK. I am a New Orleans resident due to my husband career... but I am a very lucky lady, we travel to Europe once a while. And will be in London the end of the year (my third time there). Thanks for asking. Cheers from the city of jazz (USA).
Made back when quality meant substance as opposed to how many special effects there are.
Excellent film. Thank you.
Yes. RIP George Segal. Fantastic film. Script by Pinter. Music great. Acting great.
Great movie!! Thanks for sharing.
Great movie! Just loved it's pace
Enjoyed the film. Lovely location shots in West Berlin. Thanks for posting.
What a great movie! Wow! In a nutshell, George Segal's suits and Senta Berger's face!
Great movie 👏👏 thank you for uploadimg it 🙏
That look of deep sadness by Quiller when he is finishing up talking with Inga is quite moving. He fell in love with her, knew he had been betrayed, and that he could never trust her again.
Addendum: If this had been an early James Bond film: At the end, Bond would have assasinated both the headmistress and Inge, but the latter only after bedding her again and finding something of Jones’ in her apartment.
La traducción al español, por lo menos sobre el final no es buena. Después de la fogosa noche de amor de días antes, uno imagina otro tipo de despedida más cálida entre ambos. Sin embargo Quiller se muestra bastante frío y lejano, sin muestras de cariño. Pone en duda que los nazis la hayan liberado ( más bien tiene la certeza de que no fue así) y el rostro del él muestra su absoluta incredulidad cuando recibe como respuesta de ella, que no ha conocido al jefe principal de la banda. Por otra parte ella se da cuenta de la distancia que el ha puesto entre ambos y tiene la misma actitud distante. Ni un solo beso, ni siquiera en la mejilla de despedida. Es más mirándola intencionadamente le dice que han capturado a la banda de nazis..pero no a todos. Por eso la supuesta visita cordial si vuelve a Berlín y la pretendida y supuesta alegría futura de ella si vuelve a visitarla (según el diálogo expuesto, no se compadece en absoluto con lo que reflejan los rostros). Por otra parte en la versión original en inglés subtitulada, la conversación y el rostro de ellos es sumamente elocuente sobre la tensión del momento y la certeza de ambos, pero especialmente de Quiller que ella sin duda es una pieza dentro del engranaje de captación nazi y que no volverán a verse, No obstante lo dicho, ciertos silencios, la forma en que se observan y la larga mirada final de ella con la certeza de la separación final, mientras ve como va perdiéndose por el camino de salida de la escuela, dejan en evidencia que hubo un fuego que ha dejado cenizas...que prometen extinguirse lentamente.La distancia y las diferencias políticas harán el resto.
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Fernando Inzaurgarat
Fernando Inzaurgarat
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Corrobora lo expuesto cierto dejo de tristeza en la mirada de ella, cuando el se va alejando de la escuela . Y otro hecho significativo es el número de teléfono que le da a ella para que llame en caso que lo detuvieran. Ella le comenta en la despedida que ha llamado cuando la dejaron libre, pero que ese número no existía- Y el le responde que seguramente se habrá equivocado..Resulta obvio que no hubo tal error. Su desconfianza en ella hizo que le diera un número falso en ese momento de peligro. Por otra parte parte ella y la otra maestra habían tenido algún vínculo con el agente anterior que fue asesinado en la caseta telefónica al comienzo del film, lo que permite suponer que podían ser ellas agentes dobles y aunque Quiller no muestra (aparentemente) desconfianza, resulta posible que sospechara tal posibilidad.
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Fernando Inzaurgarat
Fernando Inzaurgarat
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Algo mas.El docente nazi detenido era profesor en la escuela, reemplazado después por el personaje que interpreta la bellísima Semta Berger..otro motivo más para dudar de ella.
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Fernando Inzaurgarat
Fernando Inzaurgarat
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EXCEPCIONAL BANDA MUSICAL, compuesta por John Barry, tema El niño del miércoles, cantado notablemente por Matt Monro
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i fell in love with her, too.