''Operation Diplomat'' is a 1953 British

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directed by

John Guillermin John Guillermin (11 November 192527 September 2015) was a French-British film director, writer and producer who was most active in big-budget, action-adventure films throughout his lengthy career. His more well-known films include '' I Was Mont ...

and produced by

Ernest G. Roy Ernest G. Roy (1892–1977) was a British film producer who was managing director of Kay (West End) Laboratories, Kay Carlton Hill Studios Ltd and Nettlefold Studios. Roy was born in Clerkenwell, London, in 1892, son of Charles (1857–1932) and ...

. It was one of Guillermin's earliest movies. A profile on the director called it "perhaps the first example of prime Guillermin... a 70-minute programmer so tautly directed that every image counts, every detail matters, every actor's movement feels perfectly timed – a true gem."

Plot summary

A surgeon operating on an unknown patient discovers he is involved in the kidnapping of a British diplomat. When his personal secretary is murdered for revealing the patient's identity, the police are called in.

Cast

Critical reception

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'' called it an "energetic yet improbable figure with too many points left unexplained." ''

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'' wrote, "this film is hard to swallow, but the nonstop action helps cover up the gaping holes in the plot." ''Filmink'' said "it's crisply done."

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