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There he calls in some old debts from the Head of Russian
Intelligence Sergie Zharkov (Paul Schofield) and a concentration
camp survivor Max (Shmul Rodensky) to help get his wife to
safety out of America.
The CIA is unrelenting in its efforts to kill him and Cross
resists Russian efforts to make him become a defector. In
the meantime Scorpio seeks his prey despite a growing feeling
that Cross is a good guy and his employers are evil.
Scorpio is a 'cold war' movie. It isn't a classic like The
Spy Who Came In From The Cold but it presents well the
case for enduring friendship regardless of the expediency
of current politics.
When Cross goes to a nightime rendevous in an ill lit Viennese
street he is met by a man whistling the 'Internationale'.
"It's been a long time since Spain," he says. "The best died
there," is the stark reply.
Cross and Zharkov represent two protagonists both of whom
believe in their causes; Capitalism and Communism, yet can
still recognise that their human values outweigh both dogmas.
This is a film that is worth a second viewing, the first for
action and the second for the message.
Conclusion: 85% Extras: 40%.
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