The Liquidator (1965) | |
| Director(s) | Jack Cardiff |
| Producer(s) | Harry Fine (associate), Jon Penington |
| Top Genres | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | Spies |
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The Liquidator Overview:
The Liquidator (1965) was a Action - Thriller/Suspense Film directed by Jack Cardiff and produced by Jon Penington and Harry Fine.
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The Liquidator: "Life is not all sex and sun lamps"
By Rick29 on Mar 8, 2017 From Classic Film & TV CafeOne of the first spy spoofs in the wake of Goldfinger (1964), The Liquidator stars Rod Taylor as Boysie Oakes, a reluctant secret agent--or assassin, to be more precise. Boysie enjoys the swinging bachelor pad, the expensive sports car, and the ladies that come with the job. He just doesn't like the... Read full article
The Liquidator: "Life is not all sex and sun lamps"
By Rick29 on Mar 8, 2017 From Classic Film & TV CafeOne of the first spy spoofs in the wake of Goldfinger (1964), The Liquidator stars Rod Taylor as Boysie Oakes, a reluctant secret agent--or assassin, to be more precise. Boysie enjoys the swinging bachelor pad, the expensive sports car, and the ladies that come with the job. He just doesn't like the... Read full article
The Liquidator (1965)
By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film BlogRod Taylor could have played James Bond. In the documentary Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches, Taylor recalled meeting with Bond series producer Albert "Cubby Broccoli. When the part was offered to Taylor he responded saying, "Cubby it'll never work. That's TV. It'll never work on the big screen." Boy ... Read full article
The Liquidator (1965)
By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film BlogRod Taylor could have played James Bond. In the documentary Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches, Taylor recalled meeting with Bond series producer Albert "Cubby Broccoli. When the part was offered to Taylor he responded saying, "Cubby it'll never work. That's TV. It'll never work on the big screen." Boy ... Read full article
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Quotes from
Iris MacIntosh: Which way?
'Boysie' Oakes: Eh, my place for coffee. Well, we have nothing to do.
Iris MacIntosh: The invitation is just resistable tonight.
'Boysie' Oakes: But we may not have another night.
Iris MacIntosh: That's up to you, is'nt it, Boysie. Taxi!
Iris MacIntosh: The mysterious Mr. Oakes. Codename 'L'. The Colonel keeps your file in the 'secret' Secret Draw.
Quadrant: Bodelaire, I leave you with this one thought in mind: you pre-decease a very important person.
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This was the first big spy movie of the 1960s to cast an Australian as its lead secret agent. The movie actually predates the James Bond movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service starring Australian George Lazenby by about four years.
Trevor Howard's spy chief character Mostyn evoked his equivalent character 'M' in the James Bond movie franchise due to Mostyn having the same first 'M' letter in his name.
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