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The Sell Out (1976)

PG 05/01/1977 (US) Action 1h 28m

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Buying... selling... and zapping your friends... It's all part of the game.

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This action drama centers on a former CIA operative who grudgingly rejoins the spy game due to the machinations of his one-time student - a screw up who goes to work for the Soviets. As his job drags him deeper into a dangerous and under-handed world, the student wants out of the agency and oout of the U.S.S.R. But the man's choices have made him a target and now both the United States and Russia want him dead, sending their mos able hit men to do it.

Murray Smith

Screenplay, Story
Peter Collinson

Director
Judson Kinberg

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Oliver Reed

Gabriel Lee
Richard Widmark

Sam Lucas
Gayle Hunnicutt

Deborah
Sam Wanamaker

Harry Sickles
Shmuel Rodensky

Zafron
Vladek Sheybal

Dutchman
Ori Levy

Major Benjamin
Peter Frye

Kasyan
Assi Dayan

Lt. Elan
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A review by CinemaSerf

50%

Written by CinemaSerf on June 3, 2023

Poor old Ollie Reed is having a bit of an holiday in Israel when someone tries to kill him... It turns out that he used to run the CIA operation in Lebanon, and that his former employers and the KGB have decided to eliminate some loose ends that might come back to haunt them - he is their current target! In desperation, he turns to his former colleague Richard Widmark ("Sam"), now retired to an antiques business with Gayle Hunnicutt ("Deborah") in Jerusalem. What ensues is a pretty lacklustre espionage thriller, with neither star really bothering. There is quite a funny scene with Reed before t... read the rest.

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