Masquerade (A Shabby Tiger) (Operation Masquerade ) (1965)
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In this blend of action-adventure and spy satire, the British government has been negotiating with the Middle Eastern nation of Ramaut to lease their oil fields for drilling by U.K. petroleum companies, but at the last minute, the deal collapses, and Col. Drexel (Jack Hawkins), a military leader who… More In this blend of action-adventure and spy satire, the British government has been negotiating with the Middle Eastern nation of Ramaut to lease their oil fields for drilling by U.K. petroleum companies, but at the last minute, the deal collapses, and Col. Drexel (Jack Hawkins), a military leader who has worked with the authorities in Ramaut before, is given an unusual assignment. The young Prince Jamil of Ramaut (Christopher Witty) is scheduled to take the nation's throne and become the country's leader. Drexel and his men are to kidnap Jamil, hold him until he is of age, and then release him once they've persuaded him to sign the oil lease agreement. American operative David Frazer (Cliff Robertson) is called in to help, and he meets Drexel at the villa where Jamil is being held captive. However, shortly after Frazer is confronted by Sophie (Marisa Mell) and a gang of agents, he's knocked senseless and wakes up to find that Jamil is missing. Drexel's superiors think that Frazer was in on the plot to free Jamil, and while Drexel knows better, it just so happens that he has his own agenda -- Drexel has been negotiating with Jamil's family to release him in exchange for a cash payment that would go directly into his pocket. Incidentally, if you have trouble finding Ramaut on a map, don't worry -- it exists only in the mind of screenwriters William Goldman and Michael Relph. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Basil Dearden
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Classics, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Apr 13, 1965 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A sometimes funny satire spoof on spy films.
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Cast
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Cliff Robertson
as David Frazer
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Jack Hawkins
as Col. Drexel
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Marisa Mell
as Sophie
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Christopher Witty
as Prince Jamil
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Bill Fraser
as Dunwoody
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Michel Piccoli
as Sarrassin
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Tutte Lemkow
as Paviot
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Keith Pyott
as Gustave
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José Burgos
as El Mono
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Charles Gray
as Benson
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John Le Mesurier
as Sir Robert
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Roger Delgado
as Ahmed Ben Fa'id
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Jerold Wells
as Brindle
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Felix Aylmer
as Henrickson
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Ernest Clark
as Minister
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David Nettheim
as Photographer
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Anthony Singleton
as His Assistant
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Norman Fisher
as Bishop
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James Mossman
as Himself