The Sell Out

"Buying... selling... and zapping your friends... It's all part of the game."

May 1 1977 PG 1h 41m
Action, Drama, Thriller

This action drama centers on a former CIA operative who grudgingly rejoins the spy game due to the machinations of his one-time student - a screw up who goes to work for the Soviets. As his job drags him deeper into a dangerous and under-handed world, the student wants out of the agency and oout of the U.S.S.R. But the man's choices have made him a target and now both the United States and Russia want him dead, sending their mos able hit men to do it.

Plot

The KGB and the CIA have struck a bargain to eliminate former agents who might prove embarrassing to either of their espionage organizations. The chief of the CIA mission in Lebanon names Gabriel Lee as the next agent it wishes to have liquefied. Lee is vacationing in Israel when the assassins fail at their first attempt to kill him and he turns to his former mentor, also a retired agent, for assistance.

Written by

Murray Smith, Jud Kinberg

Directed by

Peter Collinson

Cast

Oliver Reed, Richard Widmark, Gayle Hunnicutt

Crew

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Production Countries

Israel, United Kingdom, Italy

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
660
Average Rating
4.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA