The Internecine Project 1974
The Internecine Project
Offered a job as a presidential adviser, a professor is forced to dispose of those who knew him when he was a spy.
Offered a job as a presidential adviser, a professor is forced to dispose of those who knew him when he was a spy.
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Full Cast & Crew... Robert Elliot
... Jean Robertson
... Albert Parsons
... Alex Hellman
... David Baker
... Christina Larsson
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See All 1 Reviews15 Jul 2022 by CinemaSerf
James Coburn is quite effective in this action thriller. He is "Prof. Elliot", about to become a high ranking government advisor. Snag is, he has quite a past - and so must devise a cunning plan to ensure that all those privy to his dirty laundry are eliminated. The plot utilises quite a clever domino-style effect. Those doing the killing don't know who is instructing them, nor that they won't last much longer themselves, and the pace from director Ken Hughes is well managed eliciting a good effort from both Coburn and from the usually reliable Keenan Wynn ("Farnsworth"). What makes this work is the way the plot draws us in. It's not so much that people are dropping like flies - we neither know them nor care about them - it's more the sheer cleverness of his plan, and I was quietly hoping he would succeed... Unfortunately, the quality of dialogue - an early outing for Barry Levinson - doesn't really add much to the film. It's all just a little bit bland, and I could have been doing with more on screen time from Coburn. Still, it's an interesting and new take on a political thriller that I quite enjoyed for 90 minutes.
Release Date:
Jul 24, 1974 (Germany,Sweden,United Kingdom,United States)
Run Time:
1hr 29`
MMPA Rating:
PG
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
Germany,Sweden,United Kingdom,United States
Status:
Released
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James Coburn is quite effective in this action thriller. He is "Prof. Elliot", about to become a high ranking government advisor. Snag is, he has quite a past - and so must devise a cunning plan to ensure that all those privy to his dirty laundry are eliminated. The plot utilises quite a clever domino-style effect. Those doing the killing don't know who is instructing them, nor that they won't last much longer themselves, and the pace from director Ken Hughes is well managed eliciting a good effort from both Coburn and from the usually reliable Keenan Wynn ("Farnsworth"). What makes this work is the way the plot draws us in. It's not so much that people are dropping like flies - we neither know them nor care about them - it's more the sheer cleverness of his plan, and I was quietly hoping he would succeed... Unfortunately, the quality of dialogue - an early outing for Barry Levinson - doesn't really add much to the film. It's all just a little bit bland, and I could have been doing with more on screen time from Coburn. Still, it's an interesting and new take on a political thriller that I quite enjoyed for 90 minutes.
Cast & Crew of
The Internecine Project
Directors & Credit Writers
... Continuity
... Assistant Director
... Director
Cast
... Robert Elliot
... Jean Robertson
... Albert Parsons
... Alex Hellman
... David Baker
... Christina Larsson
... E.J. Farnsworth
... Business tycoon
... Arnold Pryce-Jones
... Eliot's Secretary
... Jean's Secretary
... Laboratory Technician
DS
David Swift... Chester Drake
... Art Dealer
... TV Producer
RB
Ralph Ball... Boy Friend
... Business Man
... Business Man
... Co-Pilot
... Laboratory Assistant