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63% Critic Match
The Liquidator
“Right between the eyes is where it hits you . . . Boysie Oakes is DEADLIER than the most dangerous spy !”
6.3 / 10• 1965• 1h 45m•NR• English
ActionComedyCrimeDramaThriller
Storyline
Lighthearted spy drama about Boysie Oakes, who takes a nice job with the British Secret Service, enjoys all the perks, and signs all the forms before learning that his job depends on murdering people, and not romancing all the beautiful civilian staff in Whitehall.
Cast & Crew
Rod Taylor
Brian Ian "Boysie" Oakes
Lead
Trevor Howard
Mostyn
Jill St. John
Iris MacIntosh
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Chief
Eric Sykes
Griffen
John Le Mesurier
Chekhov
Derek Nimmo
Fly
David Tomlinson
Quadrant
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jack Cardiff's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Liquidator is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
