There were All Kinds of Secret Agent Movies in the 1960's Spinning Off the Success of the James Bond Series.
Spoofs, Satires and Super-Serious Stuff.
But this is one Odd Duck Among the Proliferation. It Starts with a Marionette Title Sequence that is a Color Saturation Stunner.
There is a Psychedelia to it that will Continue through the Running Time.
The Movie Employs Editing and Camera Tricks that were somewhat "New" at the Time and Adds to the Overall Surreal, Detached from Reality Tone.
It's Complicated and the Dry Delivery is Contrasted by some Visual Vibes that are Bizarre and make the Viewing Disjointed and Decidedly Different.
Legendary Director Anthony Mann Died Suddenly During Filming.
He and Star Laurence Harvey were in Close Consultation Regularly.
So Harvey Finished the Movie in the Director's Chair and Probably Continued with Mann's Vision. Accounts Differ.
It is one of the Most Awkward Takes on the Cold War Zeitgeist with an Ambiance of Confusion and Disarray.
Mia Farrow's Love-Interest Character is Inserted with Incomprehensible Regularity. Just One More of the Off-Beat Ingredients that make this an Experience Like No Other of its Ilk.
Be Advised it's a "Long Strange Trip".
Worth a Watch for the Quirk of it All.
