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The File on Devlin
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Wikipedia article
'The File on Devlin' is a 1969 American TV film for the 'Hallmark Hall of Fame', and was directed by George Schaefer. It was based on a novel by Catherine Gaskin.
Cast
*Judith Anderson
*Elizabeth Ashley
*David McCallum
*Helmut Dantine
*Donald Moffatt
Production
The novel was published in 1965.The Red and the Green. By Iris Murdoch. The Sioux. By Irene Handl. All the Rest Have Died. By Bill Gunn. Nice Try. By Thomas Baird. The File on Devlin. By Catherin Gaskin. Pretty Tales for Tired People. By Martha Gellhorn. The Stronghold. By Meyer Levin (Book Review)
GALLOWAY, DAVID D.... 'The Spectator'; London Vol. 215, Iss. 7165, (Oct 22, 1965): 520.
George Schaefer had just directed the feature film 'Pendulum'. He called the film "an old fashioned spy story with a mysterious disappearance, an old castle, dark corridors and secret passages, great fun."Wheeler Dealer in Return to TV
Smith, Cecil. 'Los Angeles Times' 30 July 1969: d16.
Elizabeth Ashley made it after having been retired for five years.Elizabeth Ashley Returns to Acting 'Los Angeles Times' 21 Nov 1969: d25. Rehearsals started in July 1969,McCallum Set for TV Drama 'Los Angeles Times' 18 July 1969: d16. and it was mostly shot in the studio with two days location.
Reception
One review called it "a thriller that thrilled indifferently."Viewing things
By John Beaufort. 'The Christian Science Monitor' 31 Jan 1970: 6. The 'New York Times' called it "an overstuffed, improbable bit of claptrap without suspense, wit or intelligence."TV: 'Mirror, Mirror' Is a Reflection on Success
By GEORGE GENT. 'New York Times' 22 Nov 1969: 75.
References
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