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Charlie Muffin

  • TV Movie
  • 1979
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
256
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David Hemmings in Charlie Muffin (1979)
Thriller

Charlie Muffin, top British Intelligence operative, has just broken up a major Soviet spy network in England. However, a new Director with new ideas takes over and wants Charlie out. But the... Read allCharlie Muffin, top British Intelligence operative, has just broken up a major Soviet spy network in England. However, a new Director with new ideas takes over and wants Charlie out. But then a high-ranking Soviet spy-master hints that he wants to defect, and both British Intelli... Read allCharlie Muffin, top British Intelligence operative, has just broken up a major Soviet spy network in England. However, a new Director with new ideas takes over and wants Charlie out. But then a high-ranking Soviet spy-master hints that he wants to defect, and both British Intelligence and the C.I.A. want him and will do anything to get him. Charlie may be the only man... Read all

  • Director
    • Jack Gold
  • Writers
    • Brian Freemantle
    • Keith Waterhouse
  • Stars
    • David Hemmings
    • Sam Wanamaker
    • Jennie Linden
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    256
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jack Gold
    • Writers
      • Brian Freemantle
      • Keith Waterhouse
    • Stars
      • David Hemmings
      • Sam Wanamaker
      • Jennie Linden
    • 6User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    David Hemmings
    David Hemmings
    • Charlie Muffin
    Sam Wanamaker
    Sam Wanamaker
    • Ruttgers
    Jennie Linden
    Jennie Linden
    • Edith
    Pinkas Braun
    Pinkas Braun
    • Valery Kalenin
    Ian Richardson
    Ian Richardson
    • Cuthbertson
    Ralph Richardson
    Ralph Richardson
    • Sir Archibald Willoughby
    Shane Rimmer
    Shane Rimmer
    • Braley
    Tony Mathews
    Tony Mathews
    • Harrison
    Christopher Godwin
    Christopher Godwin
    • Snare
    Norwich Duff
    Norwich Duff
    • Cox
    Rohan McCullough
    • Janet
    Donald Churchill
    Donald Churchill
    • Wilberforce
    Frederick Treves
    Frederick Treves
    • Wilcox
    Clive Revill
    Clive Revill
    • Berenkov
    Phillip Joseph
    • Bayer
    • (as Philip Joseph)
    Reinhold Olszewski
    • Kastanazy
    Marc Smith
    Marc Smith
    • Marshall
    Peter Banks
    Peter Banks
    • Byrbank
    • Director
      • Jack Gold
    • Writers
      • Brian Freemantle
      • Keith Waterhouse
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    Sabalon

    Great movie for Charlie Muffin fans

    I have been a Brian Freemantle/Charlie Muffin fan for years. This is the first Charlie Muffin story, and I was curious how well it would translate over. With the exception of the ending, this movie is very faithful to the book (or my memory of the book).

    If you are expecting James Bond, you'll be shocked. The idea behind Charlie is that he is an agent, not a superhero. Plagued by sore feet and disliking guns, he is not your hollywood spy. David Hemmings did a TERRIFIC job in portraying Charlie and giving him an everyman quality.

    The only problem I had with the whole movie was the cover shot. It is just too "out of character" looking.
    9SMK-4

    Exceptional cold-war spy story

    Charlie Muffin is an exceptional cold-war spy story. Our title hero is not very glamorous by James Bond standards: no spying gadgets, no Pussy Galores, no megalomaniac enemies with crocodile farms. It's simply the old West vs. East story during the cold war. Charlie is an exceptional spy with exceptional methods and exceptional results, but that is not much appreciated by his peers who want rules and not exceptions.

    Although this spy story is set in the real world and not in comic book land, we have the odd chase, explosion and deception here and there, and although they are perhaps slightly less spectacular than in the world of Derek Flint their impact is larger, because they happen in a context we can relate to. Not only that, but the story keeps us also guessing. In our traditional spy film we know who's going to win (the good guys, of course) and how our hero will cope at the end (with a bottle of champagne under one arm and a glamour puss under the other). But this world is not that black and white and right up to the end one could imagine many outcomes, and the actual ending makes a fitting climax to a great film.

    David Hemmings plays the title character understated: intelligent but inconspicuous, moderate but stylish. Generally the cast is excellent; I especially loved Pinkas Braun as the defected Kalenin.

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    • Trivia
      In 1979, Ian Richardson starred in two espionage stories: Charlie Muffin (1979) and La taupe (1979). Both series have appearances by Russian nesting dolls. In the former, they appear on a besides beside the Charlie; in the latter, they are central to the title sequence of each episode.
    • Goofs
      The VW blown up at the checkpoint was a pre-1970 model, whereas in other scenes it was a post-1970 model.
    • Quotes

      Charlie Muffin: The old sod owes me an apology.

      Janet: Sir Henry Cuthbertson, Bart.? No way. I know him, Charlie; he was my godfather long before he was your boss. He's a bastard.

      Charlie Muffin: So am I. Funny thing is that none of them realize it.

    • Soundtracks
      Souvenir de Palm Court
      (uncredited)

      Music by William Davies

      KPM Music Ltd

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    • Release date
      • December 11, 1979 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • West Germany
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A Deadly Game
    • Filming locations
      • West Berlin, Berlin, Germany
    • Production company
      • Euston Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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