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A Deadly Game

A Deadly Game

1979
Suspense/Thriller
TV Movie
Charlie Muffin, top British Intelligence operative, has just broken up a major Soviet spy network in England. However, a new Director with new ideas takes over and wants Charlie out. But then a high-ranking Soviet spy-master hints that he wants to defect, and both British Intelligence and the CIA want him and will do anything to get him. (imdb)

Directed by:

Jack Gold
Jack-Gold
19 total credits
Jack Gold has 19 credits at Criticker, including: Escape from Sobibor, The Medusa Touch, Goodnight, Mister Tom, The Naked Civil Servant and Aces High

Writers:

Keith Waterhouse
Keith-Waterhouse
6 total credits
Keith Waterhouse has 6 credits at Criticker, including: Billy Liar, Whistle Down the Wind, A Kind of Loving, A Deadly Game and West 11
,
Brian Freemantle
Brian-Freemantle
1 total credit
Brian Freemantle has just 1 credit at Criticker: A Deadly Game

Starring:

Ian Richardson
Ian-Richardson
46 total credits
Ian Richardson has 46 credits at Criticker, including: Brazil, Dark City, From Hell, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead and Becoming Jane
,
David Hemmings
David-Hemmings
69 total credits
David Hemmings has 69 credits at Criticker, including: Gladiator, Equilibrium, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Spy Game and Blow-Up
,
Ralph Richardson
Ralph-Richardson
68 total credits
Ralph Richardson has 68 credits at Criticker, including: Time Bandits, Doctor Zhivago, Watership Down, Rollerball and Chimes at Midnight
,
Sam Wanamaker
Sam-Wanamaker
39 total credits
Sam Wanamaker has 39 credits at Criticker, including: Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Raw Deal, Private Benjamin and Baby Boom
,
Clive Revill
Clive-Revill
48 total credits
Clive Revill has 48 credits at Criticker, including: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Dracula: Dead and Loving It, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Bunny Lake Is Missing and Avanti!
,
Jennie Linden
Jennie-Linden
8 total credits
Jennie Linden has 8 credits at Criticker, including: Women in Love, Dr. Who and the Daleks, Nightmare, Old Dracula and Hedda
,
William Hootkins
William-Hootkins
20 total credits
William Hootkins has 20 credits at Criticker, including: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Batman, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Bad Timing and Hardware

AKA:

Charlie Muffin

Countries:

UK, West Germany

A Deadly Game

1979
Suspense/Thriller
TV Movie
Avg Percentile 53.88% from 1 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

(1)
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Rated 17 Sep 2015
50
53rd
Score from distant memories. This low-key Cold War thriller does not have a Cold Warrior sensibility, which in 1979 felt distinctly refreshing. Was called CHARLIE MUFFIN when I saw it. In the opening scene, the protagonist is casually reading a copy of the Communist Party of Great Britain's 'Morning Star' newspaper, seemingly to highlight his distinction from his upper class twit colleagues in British intelligence. The paper still exists; the old CPGB does not. The film is free on Youtube.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Jack Gold
Jack-Gold
19 total credits
Jack Gold has 19 credits at Criticker, including: Escape from Sobibor, The Medusa Touch, Goodnight, Mister Tom, The Naked Civil Servant and Aces High

Writers:

Keith Waterhouse
Keith-Waterhouse
6 total credits
Keith Waterhouse has 6 credits at Criticker, including: Billy Liar, Whistle Down the Wind, A Kind of Loving, A Deadly Game and West 11
,
Brian Freemantle
Brian-Freemantle
1 total credit
Brian Freemantle has just 1 credit at Criticker: A Deadly Game

Starring:

Ian Richardson
Ian-Richardson
46 total credits
Ian Richardson has 46 credits at Criticker, including: Brazil, Dark City, From Hell, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead and Becoming Jane
,
David Hemmings
David-Hemmings
69 total credits
David Hemmings has 69 credits at Criticker, including: Gladiator, Equilibrium, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Spy Game and Blow-Up
,
Ralph Richardson
Ralph-Richardson
68 total credits
Ralph Richardson has 68 credits at Criticker, including: Time Bandits, Doctor Zhivago, Watership Down, Rollerball and Chimes at Midnight
,
Sam Wanamaker
Sam-Wanamaker
39 total credits
Sam Wanamaker has 39 credits at Criticker, including: Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Raw Deal, Private Benjamin and Baby Boom
,
Clive Revill
Clive-Revill
48 total credits
Clive Revill has 48 credits at Criticker, including: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Dracula: Dead and Loving It, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Bunny Lake Is Missing and Avanti!
,
Jennie Linden
Jennie-Linden
8 total credits
Jennie Linden has 8 credits at Criticker, including: Women in Love, Dr. Who and the Daleks, Nightmare, Old Dracula and Hedda
,
William Hootkins
William-Hootkins
20 total credits
William Hootkins has 20 credits at Criticker, including: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Batman, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Bad Timing and Hardware

AKA:

Charlie Muffin

Countries:

UK, West Germany
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