Orders To Kill
1958, UK, Anthony Asquith
An almost remarkable study of a trained killer, this is Asquith’s best work since the 1930s. It lacks the terrible staginess of adaptations such as The Winslow Boy and The Importance of Being Earnest and isn’t bogged down in the star-dazzled stodge of The VIPs. It’s a harsh, frightening film, shot […]