

Thriller · Drama
Overview
Offered a job as a presidential adviser, a professor is forced to dispose of those who knew him when he was a spy.
Top Cast


James Coburn
James Coburn
Robert Elliot
James Coburn
Robert Elliot


Lee Grant
Lee Grant
Jean Robertson
Lee Grant
Jean Robertson


Harry Andrews
Harry Andrews
Albert Parsons
Harry Andrews
Albert Parsons


Ian Hendry
Ian Hendry
Alex Hellman
Ian Hendry
Alex Hellman


Michael Jayston
Michael Jayston
David Baker
Michael Jayston
David Baker


Christiane Krüger
Christiane Krüger
Christina Larsson
Christiane Krüger
Christina Larsson


Keenan Wynn
Keenan Wynn
E.J. Farnsworth
Keenan Wynn
E.J. Farnsworth


Terence Alexander
Terence Alexander
Business tycoon
Terence Alexander
Business tycoon


Julian Glover
Julian Glover
Arnold Pryce-Jones
Julian Glover
Arnold Pryce-Jones


Philip Anthony
Philip Anthony
Eliot's Secretary
Philip Anthony
Eliot's Secretary
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