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Orson Welles (Actor), Max von Sydow (Actor), John Huston (Director) Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over Format: DVD
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  • Actors: Orson Welles, Max von Sydow, George Sanders, Bibi Andersson, Richard Boone
  • Directors: John Huston
  • Format: Widescreen, PAL
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Eureka Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 25 July 2011
  • Run Time: 116 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0050GLWBA
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 37,934 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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In this star-studded, black-hearted spy thriller directed and co-written by the legendary John Huston (The Maltese Falcon, The African Queen), a potentially catastrophic diplomatic letter from the CIA must be recovered at all costs. Drafted in is Rone (Patrick O'Neal), a young agent with a photographic memory, to make his way through a treacherous maze of shadowy cities and shady characters. Based on the acclaimed novel by Noel Behn, drawn from his work within the U. S. Army Counterintelligence Corps, The Kremlin Letter is a brutal, level-headed examination of espionage, leaving behind any trace of gadgetry or glamour. Described by legendary French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville (Le Samouraï) as 'magisterial', and featuring an astonishing cast including Orson Welles, Max von Sydow, George Sanders, Bibi Andersson, and Richard Boone, Eureka is proud to present this long-unavailable, high-concept James Bond beater in its UK DVD debut. The Kremlin Letter is released on 25 July 2011.

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4.0 out of 5 starsWhere's the Bolshoi ballet?
By gustavus on 26 Oct. 2012
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This little-known John Huston film was described by its director as "a little over-complicated", which new viewers may feel is nothing but the truth. It's also savage and at times deeply unpleasant - this is a spy film based firmly on the notion that spies are despicable people. Huston significantly gives himself the brief role of the old admiral who, at the start of the film, dismisses the Patrick O'Neal character (the nearest thing the film has to a hero) from the Navy because of his espionage work for "one of those bastard organizations" and adds that he wishes these spy groups had never been formed. The spies are ruthless, greedy, infinitely manipulative - this is the ultimate antidote to the James Bond films and their imitators. It's not surprising that it was a big flop in 1970, but it's one of that year's best films, in its cold way - riveting, ingenious, and with a terrific cast. What it isn't, in this DVD version, is complete; Richard Boone asks O'Neal at one point to get two tickets for the Bolshoi, and late in the film they attend a performance of the company. The original version gave us a brief scene of them watching the dancers, just before O'Neal is captured by Max Von Sydow. This sequence lasts no more than half a minute, but it's not in this version - we are denied Boone's surprisingly enthusiastic response to the ballet ("Nephew, if you live to be a hundred, you may never see anything like that again!"), with its deft hint that that he really isn't the man he's seemed to be. Why has it gone? When the film was shown on British television last (about twenty years ago), it was still there.
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4.0 out of 5 starsFinally Available on DVD.
By Chip Kaufmann on 21 Aug. 2011
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No major American director has had a lower percentage of his films available on DVD than John Huston. One of the reasons is that Huston made a number of his films for smaller, newer companies that appeared after the collapse of the old studio system in the late 1960s. These companies quickly went bust leaving the question of who owns the rights to these films in limbo. Another is that Huston's choice of material was eclectic and mostly downbeat which is never a key to financial success on the big screen or off. THE KREMLIN LETTER was innocent of the first charge having been made for 20th Century Fox but not of the second for its overall tone and outlook at international espionage makes THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD look like a cozy entertainment. Still there were films like it already out there so its failure came as a big surprise to Huston and to Fox.

The complex plot involves a group of older spies outside the major agencies who are hired to retrieve an embarrasing letter that could cause an international incident. They recruit a young man with total recall (Patrick O'Neal in a role intended for James Coburn) to join them in their effort. The group is headed up by Richard Boone, an amiable Texas type who is more complex than he seems. The film features a dream cast of character actors (George Sanders, Nigel Green, Dean Jagger, Orson Welles) who add spice and a sense of fun to the proceedings. The main villian is a KGB department head played by Max von Sydow whose one weakness is his wife (Bibi Andersson). The movie plays out against expectations with an ending that has real bite. If you're a fan of intelligent spy thrillers than THE KREMLIN LETTER is one of the best so grab it while you can.
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3.0 out of 5 starsWhat happened Mr Huston??
By A. W. Wilson TOP 500 REVIEWER on 20 Aug. 2012
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I hate to be negative in my reviews, but this film, for me, just didn't work on virtually every level. Poor casting-Patrick O'Neal is not a leading man, and should never have taken his shirt off- and the star studded cast (including a once in a lifetime "star" billing for English character actor Ronald Radd-not mentioned at all on DVD Box), just seem to be in it for the money, even tho Welles is, as ever, very watchable. One of my favourite actresses, Barabara Parkins has really no part to play and is wasted. The plot is verging on the silly - it may have worked in the book, but the sequence where the spies meet and trade info with finger clicks and hoods is just...Which brings me to my biggest grumble about the plot - Why go to so much effort when there MUST have been a simpler way of getting that damn letter? The scope print is great but the sound level varies a bit. I think I may have caught this in the wrong mood, so...one man's meat etc. Give it a go if you are a spy fan, and I sincerely hope you enjoy it more than I did.
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4.0 out of 5 starsCan't believe this film isn't better known
By Craig Larson on 27 Aug. 2011
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This movie is every bit the equal of The Spy Who Came in From the Cold or The Ipcress File or any of a number of other espionage films from the late 60s and early 70s. An amazing cast of character actors and a pretty downbeat and depressing story combine into one of the more memorable spy films I've seen in some time. It's a complicated story with characters it is difficult to like, but if you stick with it and pay attention, this movie rewards you in spades. Certainly worth a look-see from anyone interested in the spy films that followed in the wake of the phenomenal success of the James Bond series.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA film worth seeing.
By B. Reed on 19 Oct. 2015
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No film is ever as good as the book which inspires it, but, within the limitations of time for the cinema, John Huston's 1969 effort comes very close.You might see a few adverse comments about wrinkles in the plot, or the casting; ignore them. The casting is exceptional, and the plot is well thought-out, and coherent. Large sections of the script are taken word-for-word from Noel Behn's book (the recognition code is actually quite easy to follow!). If you like a film that doesn't insult your intelligence, and is several cuts above the drivel turned out by Hollywood today, give this a viewing.
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4.0 out of 5 starsDecent spy yarn

A good John Huston spy yarn but my print had strange voiceovers in places.

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Published 14 months ago by Martin Fowler
2.0 out of 5 starsDisappointing and amateurish. Neither realistic nor entertainment.

This film is definitely not the equal of British spy films of the Cold War era. Very disappointing, amateurish plot. Completely unrealistic, not for adults. Read more

Published 15 months ago by Taras Bulba
4.0 out of 5 starsheavy going

hard to get into long to get started, lots of twists, need maxium concentration and staying power to watch this

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5.0 out of 5 starsFine looking transfer

Hadn't seen this film since it first appeared in the cinemas, so great to see it again in this very good widescreen transfer. And for a good price, too.

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