Scorpio (1973)
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This spy thriller from future Death Wish (1974) director Michael Winner stars Burt Lancaster as the enigmatic Cross, a CIA agent who has hired a government assassin, Jean Laurier (Alain Delon), to kill an Arab terrorist. Once they return home, Laurier is arrested by his superior, McLeod (John… More This spy thriller from future Death Wish (1974) director Michael Winner stars Burt Lancaster as the enigmatic Cross, a CIA agent who has hired a government assassin, Jean Laurier (Alain Delon), to kill an Arab terrorist. Once they return home, Laurier is arrested by his superior, McLeod (John Colicos), who wants to know why Cross is still alive, as Laurier was ordered to kill him as well. Laurier doesn't think that Cross is guilty of the crime, but he relents and agrees to carry out the contract for a higher price. Cross, suspected of selling secrets to the Soviets, learns that his life is in danger and flees to Vienna, where he is aided by a former comrade-in-arms from WWII, the sympathetic KGB agent Sergei Zharkov (Paul Scofield). When Cross learns that his wife (Joanne Linville) has been murdered by McLeod, he returns to the U.S. and kills him, leading to a bloody final confrontation with a reluctant Laurier, who is shocked to discover that his lover (Gayle Hunnicutt) is in league with Cross. Scorpio (1973) was the writing debut of David W. Rintels, who went on to author several critically respected made-for-TV films. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michael Winner
- Written By
- David W. Rintels, Gerald Wilson
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
- In Theaters
- Apr 19, 1973 Wide
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Cast
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Burt Lancaster
as Cross
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Alain Delon
as Laurier
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Paul Scofield
as Zharkov
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John Colicos
as McLeod
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Gayle Hunnicutt
as Susan
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J.D. Cannon
as Filchock
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Burke Byrnes
as Morrison
- Woodrow Chambliss
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Jack Colvin
as Thief
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Sandor Elès
as Malkin
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Robert Emhardt
as Man In Hotel
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Frederick Jaeger
as Novins
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Joanne Linville
as Sarah
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Mary Maude
as Ann
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George Mikell
as Dor
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Bill Nagy
as Man at Animal Home
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Shmuel Rodensky
as Lang
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Vladek Sheybal
as Zametkin
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James B. Sikking
as Harris
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William Smithers
as Mitchell
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Mel Stewart
as Pick
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Celeste Yarnall
as Helen Thomas
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Howard Morton
as Heck Thomas