The Strange Affair (1968)
Genre: Crime / Drama
Duration: 106 minuten
Country:
United Kingdom
Directed by: David Greene
Stars: Michael York, Jeremy Kemp and Susan George
IMDb score:
6,3 (230)
Releasedate: 22 August 1968
Actors and actresses
Peter Strange
Det. Sgt. Pierce
Frederika March
Quince
Supt. Kingsley
Reviews & comments
Fransman
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London in the sixties. A young policeman (Michael York) falls victim to an older colleague with a hidden agenda. He is forced into committing criminal acts by a number of compromising photos of his time with a minor girl who seduced him (Susan George). There you have a somewhat more manageable summary than the rather muddled list in the synopsis above.
I might as well be honest, I am a fan of Susan George. That is also the reason I wanted to see this film, because, well, we’ve seen that gangster-police stuff before. George is, of course, best known for her role in 'Straw Dogs' with Dustin Hoffman as her co-star. In the sixties and seventies, she was known as a 'sexpot', insofar as anyone still knows what that word means. But by current standards, it all remained very decent, even in this film; not a bare breast is to be seen. But Susan George had, besides graceful curves, that typical 'Englishness' that you recognized immediately. You can't take your eyes off her.
And then there is the young Michael York, in whom you can already see a great actor hidden. He broke through with his role in 'Cabaret' (1972) opposite Liza Minelli. In short, there is still quite a lot to enjoy in this film. It is just a pity that it has a somewhat unsatisfying ending.
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