2007
January 2007
Friday 5 January 2007
Fri 5 Jan, 6 pm. 2021 N. Western Avenue, Los Angeles, 90027-1657. 323.856.7600. American Film Institute - [email][events]
The third and final of the Reed-Graham Greene collaborations, this time in spoof mode: Havana vacuum cleaner salesman Alec Guinness is surprised to find himself recruited by Caribbean spymaster Noel Coward for service in MI6. He's happy forthe extra income, but when nothing much happens, Guinness spices up his reports to please his superiors. Matters are complicated when a real spy ring gets whiff of Guinness. Ralph Richardson, Burl Ives and Maureen O'Hara round out a terrific cast, with Ernie Kovacs shining as the crafty Batista enforcer Captain Segura. DIR/PROD Carol Reed; SCR Graham Greene, based on his novel. UK,1959, b&w, 111 min. NR