Director:
Sidney J. FurieCámara:
Otto HellerMúsica:
John BarryReparto:
Michael Caine, Nigel Green, Guy Doleman, Sue Lloyd, Gordon Jackson, Stanley Meadows, Max Faulkner, Thomas Baptiste, David Glover, Aubrey Richards (más)Streaming (1)
Sinopsis(1)
En plena Guerra Fría desaparecen un grupo de destacados científicos occidentales que reaparecen al cabo de pocos días. Todos han sufrido un daño cerebral que les inutiliza para su trabajo. Harry Palmer (Michael Caine), sargento del ejército británico, es incorporado al Servicio de Inteligencia británico por el Ministro de Defensa, coronel Ross (Guy Doleman), que le pone a las órdenes del comandante Dalby (Nigel Green), del Servicio de Inteligencia. El trabajo de Harry es averiguar los motivos de que muchos hombres de ciencia abandonen su profesión, desaparezcan o se marchen a otros países. Su trabajo se centra sobre el profesor Radcliffe (Aubrey Richards), que ha sido secuestrado por una organización que opera bajo el control de un hombre conocido como Bluejay (Frank Gatliff). (Movistar+)
(más)Reseñas (2)
Boring, everyday routine in Her Majesty’s Secret Service where everything apart from the sarcastic hero seems like it was penned by Graham Greene although, as the story progresses, it starts to resemble the work of Richard Condon more and more. And the everyday routine in fact never becomes boring, thanks mainly to Michael Caine’s performance, the dreary London atmosphere and Barry’s soundtrack. On the other hand, I didn’t much like the camerawork that has been praised so much (but it’s true that it is pretty unusual). And don’t try to tell me that the theme music to Dexter isn’t stolen from here; along with the opening credits, the morning routine and also the almost identical musical theme, this just can’t be coincidence, can it?
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So: It's a spy film. A British spy film. Starring Michael Caine, music by John Barry... Could it have gone wrong at all? Looking at director Furie's filmography, in theory, yes. But luckily I saw a top-notch film that I was excited about. Cain's performance, especially in the last third of the film, is absolutely amazing.
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