''Subterfuge'' is a 1968 British

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espionage film directed by

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and starring

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Joan Collins Dame Joan Henrietta Collins (born 23 May 1933) is an English actress, author and columnist. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Awards, a People's Choice Award, two Soap Opera Digest Awards and a Primetime Emm ...

and

Richard Todd Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd (11 June 19193 December 2009) was an Irish-British actor known for his leading man roles of the 1950s. He received a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, and an Academy Award for Best Actor n ...

. It was written by David Whitaker.

Synopsis

A young wife is becoming very distraught over the fact that her husband, a secret service "spy" for Britain, has changed his mind about transferring away so that he can spend more time with her and their young son. He has grown cold and distant towards her; she thinks it's because of the secretiveness of his work. Meanwhile, a U.S spy comes to Britain and is induced to help the British "team" with an undercover spy ring.

Cast

Production

Richard Todd made the film while appearing on stage in ''Dear Octopus''.

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin The ''Monthly Film Bulletin'' was a periodical of the British Film Institute published monthly from February 1934 until April 1991, when it merged with '' Sight & Sound''. It reviewed all films on release in the United Kingdom, including those wi ...

'' Brenda Davies wrote: "This confused tale of cross and double-cross was made three years ago, presumably for American television, which at least explains why it bothers to employ a kind of Cook's tour of the London tourist spots as the background to its standard quota of bloodshed. The plot seems to have been manufactured by a computer fed on earlier spy thrillers (the meeting with Goldsmith in the empty stadium is straight out of ''

The Quiller Memorandum ''The Quiller Memorandum'' is a 1966 British neo noir eurospy film filmed in Deluxe Color and Panavision, adapted from the 1965 spy novel '' The Berlin Memorandum'', by Elleston Trevor under the name "Adam Hall", screenplay by Harold Pinter, ...

'') and its complications are so ludicrous that it is often difficult to remember who is chasing whom. Altogether, a sad waste of several very capable players." In the ''

Radio Times ''Radio Times'' is a British weekly listings magazine devoted to television and radio programme schedules, with other features such as interviews, film reviews and lifestyle items. Founded in September 1923 by John Reith, then general manage ...

'', David McGillivray wrote, "despite endless double-crossing and a kidnapping, this is low on excitement and lacks a strong villain. With most of London's landmarks included along the way, it might appeal to the odd tourist. The presence of Joan Collins, dressed up to the nines, adds a bit of glamour."

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* 1968 films 1960s spy films British spy films Films directed by Peter Graham Scott Films set in England Films set in London Films shot in London Films set on the London Underground 1960s English-language films 1960s British films {{1960s-UK-film-stub