Von Sydow is a suitably menacing presence as the bad guy and Alec Guinness makes the most of his few scenes as the cold fish British Intelligence chief in charge of Allied sector investigations.

The British Secret Service sends agent Quiller to investigate. Soon Quiller is confronted with Neo-Nazi chief "Oktober" and involved in a dangerous game where each side tries to find out the enemy ...

The Quiller Memorandum, based on a novel by Adam Hall ... who can- not even count on support from his own side. Alec Guinness never misses a trick in his few scenes as the cold, witty fish ...