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The Odessa File (1974)

DIRECTOR: Ronald Neame

CAST: Jon Voight, Maximilian Schell, Mary Tamm, Maria Schell, Derek Jacobi

REVIEW:

The Odessa File follows 1973’s The Day of the Jackal as another adaptation of one of Frederick Forsyth’s international thrillers (like the previous film, The Odessa File is based on Forsyth’s best-selling novel of the same name), and while it’s not up to its predecessor’s level when it comes to potboiler intrigue (though really neither was its source material), it’s a sporadically effective little 1970s thriller that occasionally feels a little dated and silly but also features some effective moments and some interesting underlying themes.

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