![]() ![]() From his first entrance, which is immediately after the credits, he dominates every scene in which he appears. Guinness is a perfect choice for the reluctant spy role, giving one of his usual subtle, slyly humorous studies.īut the standout thesping comes from Noel Coward. Reed sometimes lets the story become woolly but has expert control of a brilliant cast. Greene has scripted his novel fairly faithfully, though the Catholic significance is only lightly brought into the film. ![]() They are taken so seriously that two assistants are sent to help him, and the web of innocent deceit that he has spun gradually mounts up to sinister and dramatic consequences. To hold down his job, he is forced to invent mythical sub-agents and concoct highly imaginative, fictitious reports which he sends back to London. Against his will he is persuaded to become a member of the British secret service. ![]() Story concerns a mild-mannered and not very successful vacuum-cleaner salesman in Havana who needs extra money to send his daughter to finishing school in Switzerland. ![]()
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