Rogue Male

Starring: Peter O'Toole, Alastair Sim & Harold Pinter Director: Clive Donner

A British aristocrat attempts to assasinate Hitler. After his plot fails he is hunted by the Gestapo.

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Description by OLDIES.com:

Peter O'Toole stars as Robert Thorndyke, a renegade English aristocrat who attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Thorndyke is captured by the SS and savagely tortured. Left for dead, the horribly injured man makes his escape. After a long and dangerous journey back to London, he is shocked to learn that he faces extradition to Germany to face charges ? and a firing squad. With German agents trailing him, Thorndyke is forced to flee once again.

A thrilling adventure of one man against the world, Rogue Male was written for the screen by Frederic Raphael, famed for the screenplays he wrote for Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Stanley Donen's Two For The Road (1967), and John Schlesinger's Darling (1965), for which he earned an Oscar. Featuring a supporting cast that includes Alastair Sim and playwright Harold Pinter, Rogue Male is a literate and darkly witty action thriller made for BBC television in 1976.

Product Description:

A British aristocrat attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler before it is fashionable to suspect him as a villain.

Plot Keywords:

Action | Assassination | British | Drama | Theatrical Release | World War II

Production Notes:

• Additional cast: Mark McManus (Vaner), Ray Smith (Fisherman), Cyd Hayman (Rebecca), Robert Lang (Jessel), Ian East (Muller), Nicholas Ball (2nd Seaman), and Shirley Dynevor (Eva Braun). Additional credits: Graham Benson & John E. Norton (production assistants). The telefilm was made at a cost of $260,000. The Geoffrey Household novel was originally made in 1941 as the theatrical feature "Manhunt," directed by Fritz Lang.

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