Rogue Male

Peter O´Toole stars as Robert Thorndyke, a renegade English aristocrat who attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Thorndyke is captured by the SS and savagely tortured. Left for dead, the horribly injured man makes his escape. After a long and dangerous journey back to London, he is shocked to learn that he faces extradition to Germany to face charges ? and a firing squad. With German agents trailing him, Thorndyke is forced to flee once again.

A thrilling adventure of one man against the world, Rogue Male was written for the screen by Frederic Raphael, famed for the screenplays he wrote for Stanley Kubrick´s Eyes Wide Shut (1999), Stanley Donen´s Two For The Road (1967), and John Schlesinger´s Darling (1965), for which he earned an Oscar. Featuring a supporting cast that includes Alastair Sim and playwright Harold Pinter, Rogue Male is a literate and darkly witty action thriller made for BBC television in 1976.

Upplagd i sortimentet: 1 November, 2007