The Secret Ways

The Secret Ways

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1961 · 112 min · ★ 5.5 · Adventure, Mystery, Thriller

Vienna, 1956. After Soviet tanks crush the Hungarian uprising, soldier-of-fortune Michael Reynolds is hired to help a threatened Hungarian scientist escape from Budapest.

Directed by Phil Karlson · Written by Jean Hazlewood

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