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A 1974 British espionage thriller film written by Creator/BarryLevinson and Creator/JonathanLynn and directed by Creator/KenHughes, which has a retired agent (Creator/JamesCoburn) devising a plan to eliminate all those who know his secrets.

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A 1974 British espionage thriller film written by Creator/BarryLevinson and Creator/JonathanLynn and directed by Creator/KenHughes, which has a retired agent (Creator/JamesCoburn) devising a plan to eliminate all those everyone who know knows his secrets.
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A 1974 British espionage thriller film written by Creator/BarryLevinson and Creator/JonathanLynn and directed by Creator/KenHughes, which has a retired agent (Creator/JamesCoburn) devising a plan to eliminate those who know his secrets.

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A 1974 British espionage thriller directed by Creator/KenHughes that has a retired agent (Creator/JamesCoburn) devising a plan to eliminate those who know his secrets.

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A 1974 British espionage thriller film written by Creator/BarryLevinson and Creator/JonathanLynn and directed by Creator/KenHughes that Creator/KenHughes, which has a retired agent (Creator/JamesCoburn) devising a plan to eliminate those who know his secrets.



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* TheFilmOfTheBook: Based on Mort W. Elkind's novel, ''Internecine''.

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* TheFilmOfTheBook: Based on Mort W. Elkind's novel, novel ''Internecine''.



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* DeadManWriting: Used to avert KaramHoudini. Robert Elliot arranges for several colleagues to kill each other, but the last victim, David, arranges for a message to be sent to the villain if he dies... with the pages impregnated with poison.

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* DeadManWriting: Used to avert KaramHoudini.KarmaHoudini. Robert Elliot arranges for several colleagues to kill each other, but the last victim, David, arranges for a message to be sent to the villain if he dies... with the pages impregnated with poison.



* {{Tagline}}: "internecine - a fancy word for multiple murder".

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* {{Tagline}}: "internecine - a fancy word for multiple murder".murder".

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A 1974 British espionage thriller directed by Creator/KenHughes that has a retired agent (Creator/JamesCoburn) devising a plan to eliminate those who know his secrets.

The movie also stars Creator/LeeGrant, Creator/HarryAndrews, Creator/IanHendry, Creator/MichaelJayston, Creator/ChristianeKruger, Creator/KeenanWynn, Creator/TerenceAlexander, Creator/JulianGlover, Creator/PhilipAnthony, and Creator/MaryLarkin.

It was released on September 19, 1974.

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* DeadManWriting: Used to avert KaramHoudini. Robert Elliot arranges for several colleagues to kill each other, but the last victim, David, arranges for a message to be sent to the villain if he dies... with the pages impregnated with poison.
* TheFilmOfTheBook: Based on Mort W. Elkind's novel, ''Internecine''.
* FingerLickingPoison: The film ends with Robert receiving a hand-written notebook from one of his victims. On the last page it said "I arranged for this to be sent to you after I am dead, and the pages have been soaked in poison that is absorbed through the skin".
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Robert Elliot, a former intelligence agent, is being promoted to government advisor, so he plans to have four colleagues who know about his past 'dirty tricks' work kill each other off.
* {{Tagline}}: "internecine - a fancy word for multiple murder".

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