Summary
Masquerade is a British adventure film first released in 1965,
directed by Basil Dearden.
The film is based on a novel by Victor Canning and stars Cliff Robertson, Jack Hawkins, Marisa Mell, Michel Piccoli and Bill Fraser.
It has also been released under the title: A Shabby Tiger.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Basil Dearden
- Script: Victor Canning (novel), William Goldman, Michael Relph
- Photo: Otto Heller
- Music: Philip Green
- Cast: Cliff Robertson (David Frazer), Jack Hawkins (Colonel Drexel), Marisa Mell (Sophie), Michel Piccoli (George Sarrassin), Bill Fraser (Dunwoody), Charles Gray (Benson), John Le Mesurier (Sir Robert), Felix Aylmer (Henrickson), Ernest Clark (Minister), Tutte Lemkow (Paviot), Keith Pyott (Gustave), Jose Burgos (El Mono), Christopher Witty (Prince Jamil), Roger Delgado (Ahmed Ben Faïd), James Mossman (Himself), Norman Fisher (Bishop), David Nettheim (Photographer), Anthony Singleton (Photographer’s Assistant), Jerold Wells (Brindle)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 102 min
- Aka: A Shabby Tiger; Operation Masquerade
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