The Quiller Memorandum

The Quiller Memorandum

He played the most dangerous game in Europe, and he played it alone.

1966 · 104 min · ★ 5.9 · Thriller, Drama, Crime

After two British Secret Intelligence Service agents are murdered at the hands of a cryptic neo-Nazi group known as Phoenix, the suave agent Quiller is sent to Berlin to investigate.

Directed by Michael Anderson · Written by Harold Pinter

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