The Assassination Bureau
Seen it?1969 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Crime, Comedy, Thriller
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (78% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved From Russia with Love or The Bourne Identity, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 52 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1969: an older pace and style.
In 1908 London, a women's rights campaigner discovers the Assassination Bureau Limited, an organization that kills for justice. When its motives are called into question, she commissions the assassination of its chairman. Knowing that his colleagues have recently become more motivated by greed than morality, he turns the situation into a challenge for his board members: kill him or be killed.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
78% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 30K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Basil Dearden
- Oliver ReedIvan Dragomiloff
- Diana RiggSonya Winter
- Telly SavalasLord Bostwick
- Curd JürgensGeneral von Pinck
- Philippe NoiretMonsieur Lucoville
- Warren MitchellHerr Weiss
- Beryl ReidMadame Otero
- Clive RevillCesare Spado
- Kenneth GriffithMonsieur Popescu
- Vernon DobtcheffBaron Muntzof