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Operation Diplomat (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Operation Diplomat' is a 1953 British drama film directed by John Guillermin and produced by Ernest G. Roy.OPERATION DIPLOMAT
Picture Show; London Vol. 62, Iss. 1617, (Mar 27, 1954): 10
It was one of Guillermin's earliest movies. A profile on the director called it "perhaps the first example of prime Guillermin... a 70-minute programmer so tautly directed that every image counts, every detail matters, every actor's movement feels perfectly timed a true gem."Savage Spectacles
Mller, Olaf. Film Comment; New York Vol. 50, Iss. 1, (Jan/Feb 2014): 20-21.
Plot summary
A surgeon operating on an unknown patient discovers he is involved in the kidnapping of a British diplomat. When his personal secretary is murdered for revealing the patient's identity, the police are called in.
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Critical reception
'The Monthly Film Bulletin' called it an "energetic yet improbable figure with too many points left unexplained."OPERATION DIPLOMAT
Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 21, Iss. 240, (Jan 1, 1954): 11.
'TV Guide' wrote, "this film is hard to swallow, but the nonstop action helps cover up the gaping holes in the plot."
'Filmink' said "it's crisply done."
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