Based on the Andrew York novel called 'The Eliminator' this is a story concerning an ageing assassin Jonas Wilde who is becoming disenchanted and wants to leave the service he works for but gets involved again. It's a complicated story with twists and turns. The mood is dour and downbeat and at times rather dull. It needed a better script.
Richard Johnson is fine as Wilde and there are good acting turns from Harry Andrews, Diana Dors, Sam Wanamaker, Sylvia Syms and Gordon Jackson but their dialogue is undeveloped. Beautiful Carol Lynley is wasted in her short role. The film had promise but didn't deliver.
Richard Johnson was considered for the James Bond role at the start of the series and would have been excellent. This film about Jonas Wilde and the two Bulldog Drummond films he did in the same Bond-ish vein were not worthy of his solid acting talents.
Richard Johnson is fine as Wilde and there are good acting turns from Harry Andrews, Diana Dors, Sam Wanamaker, Sylvia Syms and Gordon Jackson but their dialogue is undeveloped. Beautiful Carol Lynley is wasted in her short role. The film had promise but didn't deliver.
Richard Johnson was considered for the James Bond role at the start of the series and would have been excellent. This film about Jonas Wilde and the two Bulldog Drummond films he did in the same Bond-ish vein were not worthy of his solid acting talents.