Action

The Sell Out

- Buying... selling... and zapping your friends... It's all part of the game.

This action drama centers on a former CIA operative who grudgingly rejoins the spy game due to the machinations of his one-time student - a screw up who goes to work for the Soviets. As his job drags him deeper into a dangerous and under-handed world, the student wants out of the agency and oout of the U.S.S.R. But the man's choices have made him a target and now both the United States and Russia want him dead, sending their mos able hit men to do it.

Release Date : 1976-05-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company :

Production Country : IsraelItalyUnited Kingdom

Alternative Titles : The Sell-OutThe Sellout

Cast

Character Name : Gabriel Lee

Original Name : Oliver Reed

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sam Lucas

Original Name : Richard Widmark

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deborah

Original Name : Gayle Hunnicutt

Gender : Female

Character Name : Harry Sickles

Original Name : Sam Wanamaker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Zafron

Original Name : Shmuel Rodensky

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dutchman

Original Name : Vladek Sheybal

Gender : Male

Character Name : Major Benjamin

Original Name : Ori Levy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kasyan

Original Name : Peter Frye

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Elan

Original Name : Assi Dayan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Zafron's Wife

Original Name : Fanny Lubitsch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mercedes Man

Original Name : Miguel Pedregosa

Gender : Male

Reviews

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@Geronimo1967

2023-06-03

Poor old Ollie Reed is having a bit of an holiday in Israel when someone tries to kill him... It turns out that he used to run the CIA operation in Lebanon, and that his former employers and the KGB have decided to eliminate some loose ends that might come back to haunt them - he is their current target! In desperation, he turns to his former colleague Richard Widmark ("Sam"), now retired to an antiques business with Gayle Hunnicutt ("Deborah") in Jerusalem. What ensues is a pretty lacklustre espionage thriller, with neither star really bothering. There is quite a funny scene with Reed before the wailing wall looking as if he is about to vomit - a scene that rather sums the whole thing up. It's largely devoid of jeopardy, what action there is has an inevitability about it that isn't at all helped out by a pretty formulaic script. It has some nice photography of the City of David (the bits folks are not trying to blow up) but otherwise is something you will soon forget.