In an era when sean connery, michael caine, james coburn, dean martin, robert vaughn and more brought varying styles of secretagent cool to movie screens, along came one of the most unusual spies ever to enter the top secret realm of hushhush, bangbang and kisskiss. Watch the liquidator online stream full movie directv. The liquidator soundtrack cd details and availability. Stream now the liquidator 1966 750p movie movi is really good. This was the first big spy movie of the 1960s to cast an australian as its lead secret agent. One simply has to regard the film in the light of the the times it represents. It was based on the first of a series of boysie oakes novels by john gardner, the liquidator. Printed by movie studio in limited quantity for theater display. Liquidator, the 1966 a reluctant secret agent assigned to dispose of known enemy agents prefers conquest in the bedroom to violent action in this carboncopy of our man flint 1965 starring australian actor rod taylor as boysie oakes. Nov 07, 2006 the liquidator soundtrack cd details and availability. Assignment k 1968, the spy in the green hat 1967, requiem for a secret agent 1966, the helicopter spies 1968, secret agent fireball 1965. Watch the liquidator starring rod taylor in this title on directv.
Factory sealed lalo schifrin the liquidator 1966 mono ost. Overview of the liquidator, 1966, directed by jack cardiff, with rod taylor, trevor howard, jill st. Color or black and white photos from movie used in press packages. The liquidator 1965 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Tags spy, thriller, crime, comedy, action, film, movie, movies, films, 3 star.
Buy the liquidator movie posters from movie poster shop. The liquidator, though, takes a uniquely wry, satirical and at times quite cynical approach to the subject matter. Neither film was a success upon their initial theatrical releases, but one of them fares much. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Due to a legal dispute, the film s original november 1965 release was delayed to the end of 1966, by which time the spy film craze was. The liquidator 1965 colonel mostyn of the british intelligence service suspects there is a leak in his department and hires an american expatriate to eliminate various targets working for the soviets. The movie is silly, but it has a plot, and a whole lot of incredible character actors, which is one of the best reasons to watch old movies. Hes the head of a police force whos dismayed to find out that many of his agents are either traitors or leaving the force for other reasons. Mostyn trevor howard mistakenly believes boysie oakes rod taylor is a coldblooded killer. James coburn, dean martin, robert vaughn and more brought varying styles of secretagent cool to movie screens, along came one of the most unusual spies ever to enter the top secret realm of hushhush, bangbang and kisskiss. Dean martin, robert vaughn and more brought varying styles of secretagent cool to movie screens, along came. The film was a blackcomic look at the secret agent milieu popularized by the james bond series, filmed in england and on the french.
But where mike myers films take the tiniest germ of a funny idea and magnify it over and over, the liquidator does the reverse. The liquidator this spy yarn features boysie oakes, a creation of john gardner. Now, rather than going over the whole plot and risk ruining the movie for those who havent seen it i will just. In actual fact he contracts out the work and pretends it is was himself. Some of people get free the liquidator 1966 online streaming and join hundreds of thousands of satisfied members who became tired of waiting for dvds in the mail, and now you can watch the liquidator full movie free here. The liquidator 2011 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. A killerforhire gets mixed up with a plot to assassinate englands prince phillip. The solution oakes comes up with is to subcontract the work to an. Colonel mostyn is the chief of a section of the british security services when they are embarrassed by the number of spies and defections. It just about totally destroys whatever life may still be flickering in the badly beatup secretagent formula. The liquidator is a 1965 british thriller film starring rod taylor as brian boysie oakes, trevor howard, and jill st. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The movie actually predates the james bond movie on her majestys secret service 1969 starring australian george lazenby by about four years. Rod taylor jill st john the liquidator 1966 japan movie ad.
Jun 05, 20 the liquidator was release at 1966 in theater. The liquidator was directed by jack cardiff, who along with a respected career as a director was one of the most distinguished cinematographers in the british cinema, lensing such classics as the red shoes, the african queen, and black narcissus. The liquidator is a 1965 british thriller film starring rod taylor as brian boysie oakes, trevor. This is the title theme of the 1965 movie the liquidator released in december 1965 on the soundtrack album. The liquidator soundtrack 1966 movie soundtracks for sale. The 1966 movie the liquidator is a james bond parody about everything james bond isnt. Mostyn, hates flying, doesnt like to shoot people, and is a homebody. It gives such a labored goingover to the ritual of the. The only problem is that oakes has a phobia about flying and no appetite for violence, and is in every way the wrong man for the job. The liquidator 1966 was an mgm spy spoof starring rod taylor as boysie oakes, a cowardly assassin who takes orders from trevor howard and falls for howards secretary, future bond girl jill st. Likvidator je britanski spijunski film snimljen 1965. The liquidator 1966 the head of a british secret service division, mostyn trevor howard, decides to hire his old army pal boysie oakes rod taylor to liquidate rogue spies who are causing problems for the agency.
The liquidator is a film programme that first aired in 1966 and has been classified a pg certificate. This 60s spy movie features a blackandwhite opening sequence, something the james bond film. Top movies of 1966 list, best movies 1966 page 11 by. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the liquidator 1965 near you. The head of a british secret service division, mostyn trevor howard, decides to hire his old army pal boysie oakes rod taylor to liquidate rogue spies who are causing problems for the agency. Exspecial forces officer arsen sets out to avenge his brothers murder and uncovers a massive conspiracy involving the wealthy and powerful elite as he works his way up through the ranks. Rod taylor and trevor howard in the liquidator 1965. According to the 2003 book conversations with jack cardiff by justin bowyer and jack cardiff, a legal dispute delayed the film s originally intended november 1965 release for about a year, and was not released until late 1966. Younger fans of the austin powers series may enjoy seeing what actual swinging 60s films were really like.
Movies l liquidator, the 1966 a reluctant secret agent assigned to dispose of known enemy agents prefers conquest in the bedroom to violent action in this carboncopy of our man flint 1965 starring australian actor rod taylor as boysie oakes. Scenes from movie printed on card stock for display in theater lobby. Naslovni protagonist, koga tumaci rod taylor, je veteran drugog svjetskog rata koga njegov poznanik, a sada sef britanske tajne sluzbe ciji lik tumaci trevor howard angazira. The liquidator official trailer based on the novel by espionage writer gardner, this bondstyle feature finds taylor as a playboy whos afraid to fly and gets sick at the sight of blood. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. The liquidator movie posters from movie poster shop. Due to a chance meeting in france during wwii, coming upon him at the exact moment at which he could draw the wrong conclusions, col. The item is carefully removed from a vintage japan movie magazine. Aside from taylor there is a terrific turn by trevor howard as boysies sarcastic handler. Help identifiy filming movie locations by contacting the site below. The chief tells him to do something about it so he hires boys oaks as agent l the liquidator, to assassinate people about to cause trouble. Due to a legal dispute, the films original november 1965 release was delayed to the end of 1966, by which time the spy film craze was waning. The liquidator 1965 film wikipedia republished wiki 2. The liquidator is exciting, adventurous, and full of that cheeky humor the brits do so well.
Rod taylor plays boysie oakes, agent l, who enjoys the swinginglondon. Spy spoof about boysie oakes, a british secret agent who specialises in liquidating. Movie info exspecial forces officer arsen sets out to avenge his brothers murder and uncovers a massive conspiracy involving the wealthy and powerful elite as he works his way up through the. Shirley bassey the liquidator theme song from movie, the. Hes the head of a police force whos dismayed to find out that many of his agents are either traitors or leaving the force for other.
Calculated based on members top movie list and ratings. Peter yeldhams screenplay and jack cardiffs direction combine plenty of action and some crisp wisecracking. Top movies of 1966 list, best movies 1966 page 11 by filmcrave. Rod taylor stars as boysie oakessecret agent l in this action adventure spy movie made in 1965. Film and tv locations throughout the south of france, including then and now photos of movies made on the cote dazur. John and rod taylor in the liquidator 1965 rod taylor and trevor howard in the liquidator. True, the film does lag a bit about two thirds of the way through, but its premise is solid. Mgm leapt onto the lucrative james bond bandwagon with this superspy spoof starring australianborn rod taylor a childhood. Liquidator law, the officer who collects the assets of and settles the claims against a company before dissolving it estate liquidator, the person given the job of personal estate liquidation computer liquidator, a purchaser and reseller of computer technology and related equipment. Predstavlja adaptaciju istoimenog romana johna gardnera, prvog iz ciklusa o tajnom agentu boysieu oakesu. A time when every other movie company in the world were trying to cash in on the bond films. The liquidator is one of the best spy movies, made at that time by mgm.
Factory sealed lalo schifrin the liquidator 1966 mono ost shirley bassey. The watermak trad will not apper on the actual item. See the full list of the liquidator cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The original soundtrack version with the orchestra directed by lalo schifrin himself has been rereleased on cd on the 1995 us collection goldsinger the best of shirley bassey. Liquidator, the 1966 movie clip man about town new agentassassin and committed coward boysie oakes rod taylor thinks hes won a date with the bosss aide iris jill st. Boysie oakes is deadlier than the most dangerous spy spy spoof about boysie oakes, a british secret agent who specialises in liquidating. It was then included as the theme song on the soundtrack of the movie, the liquidator in 1968. John, then meets with griffen eric sykes, whom hes seretly hiring to do his dirty work, in the liquidator, 1966.