If only Matt McColm’s Subterfuge had come out a decade earlier! The 80s and 90s, aka the golden age of action movies, it is safe to say everyone reading this on UAMC has fond memories of it and still love popping in your favorite DVD or VHS tape. Overview of Subterfuge, 1968, directed by Peter Graham Scott, with Gene Barry, Joan Collins, Richard Todd, at Turner Classic Movies.
This tortuous espionage 'adventure' looks as though it dropped straight off the 1960s spy-drama conveyor belt. Gene Barry is as debonair (and bland) as ever as a CIA agent in London, who tangles with both his British and Eastern European counterparts, never knowing whom he can trust. Despite endless double-crossing and a kidnapping, this is low on excitement and lacks a strong villain. With most of London's landmarks included along the way, it might appeal to the odd tourist. The presence of Joan Collins, dressed up to the nines, adds a bit of glamour.
People Are Never Who They Seem To Be.Late one night in the heart of Paris, Serge is driving home from a club when he accidentally hits and kills a man. Fearing the consequences of reporting the accident, he panics and flees the scene.Consumed by guilt and obsessed by the man's death, Serge soon finds a newspaper article about the dead man and visits the suburb where he lived, discovering that he has a beautiful young daughter. Serge finds himself strangely attracted to her.Intriguing and moving, Subterfuge earned great acclaim at its release, capturing film festivals' top awards.
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