Operation Diplomat is a 1953 British drama film directed by John Guillermin and produced by Ernest G. Roy.[2][3][4]
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Directed by | John Guillermin |
Written by | A. R. Rawlinson John Guillermin |
Based on | a story by Francis Durbridge |
Produced by | Ernest G. Roy |
Starring | Guy Rolfe |
Cinematography | Gerald Gibbs |
Edited by | Joseph Sterling |
Music by | Wilfred Burns |
Production company | Nettleford |
Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service |
Release dates | December 1953 (UK) July 1954 (US)[1] |
Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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."[5]
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.
The Monthly Film Bulletin called it an "energetic yet improbable figure with too many points left unexplained."[6]
TV Guide wrote, "this film is hard to swallow, but the nonstop action helps cover up the gaping holes in the plot."[7]
Filmink said "it's crisply done."[8]
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