Jack Cardiff

Faithfull, at the height of her beauty, is the only reason for watching this bizarre story directed (and adapted for the screen--his only writing credit) by famed cinematographer Cardiff. Faithfull is a pretty good actress as well, but the story of a woman torn between her boring husband (Mutton) and her dashing lover (Delon) lacks much drama. And the bizarre color-filled interludes, I guess, are supposed to be some sort of cinematic acid trip, appropriate for the time, perhaps, but show more definitely placing this film on the list of items well past their sell dates. But the scenes of the countryside and cities as Faithfull travels from Alsace to Heidelberg are nice. show less

Un ex eroe di guerra a cui piace godersi la vita viene reclutato dai servizi segreti inglesi come liquidatore di agenti sospettati di tradimento, e deve imparare a conciliare lavoro e divertimento. (fonte: Imdb)