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The Secret Ways is a 1961 American neo noir mystery thriller film based on Alistair MacLean 's 1959 novel The Last Frontier. It was directed by Phil Karlson and stars Richard Widmark.
The Secret Ways: Directed by Phil Karlson, Richard Widmark. With Richard Widmark, Sonja Ziemann, Charles Regnier, Walter Rilla. During the 1956 Hungarian uprising, an American mercenary is hired to smuggle a Hungarian resistance leader out of Soviet-occupied Budapest.
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- Adventure, History, Mystery
- Phil Karlson, Richard Widmark
- 1961-04
The Secret Ways. Alistair MacLean. 3.82. 3,338 ratings112 reviews. Originally published as The Secret Ways. An undercover mission beyond the Iron Curtain to recover a defected scientist goes disastrously wrong -- a classic early Cold War thriller from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.
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Jun 18, 2023 · Directed by Phil Karlson. Starring Richard Widmark, Sonja Ziemann and Charles Regnier.Blu-ray (Kino Lorber) https://kinolorber.com/product/the-secret-ways-4k...
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Vienna, 1956. After Soviet tanks crush the Hungarian uprising, soldier-of-fortune Mike Reynolds is hired to help a threatened Hungarian scientist (Prof. Jansci) escape from Budapest. He and Julia, the professor's daughter, cross the border posing as journalists, but they encounter a problem.
In 1960 Vienna, American mercenary Reynolds (Richard Widmark) is reluctantly recruited to smuggle a resistance leader, Prof Jansci, out of Soviet occupied Budapest. Given that he is due his bookmaker 40k, he eventually comes round to the idea.
Combining a twist-and-turn espionage plot with an injection of Cold War politics, The Secret Ways is my favorite of his works. Characters are lifelike and sympathetic; unexpected dangers and salvations are fully believable; and larger points about freedom and tyranny merely spice the mixture.