A Dandy in Aspic
- Year: 1968
- Country of origin: UK
- Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Anthony Mann, Laurence Harvey
- Length: 107 min
A double agent… ordered to kill… himself!
Critical Perspective
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Given the interesting premise, it’s a shame the film is so disappointing. It drifts aimlessly, never creating the tension you’d expect and in the end poor Eberlin [a Russian spy within the British Secret Service] is killed after being made a monkey of by the Brits and Russians alike. Yes it was cynical, but so coldly so that the film leaves virtually no impression and that’s a real crime.
David Deal, The Eurospy Guide (Luminary Press, 2004)
A Dandy in Aspic Blu-ray & DVD editions
See which disc extras are included across selected editions.
| Disc Extras | Indicator BD-ALL/UK/OOP 2019 | Mill Creek DVD-0/US/OOP 2019 | Mill Creek DVD-0/US 2017 | Sony DVD-R-0/US 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Samm Deighan | ||||
| Berlin: The Swinging City - Vintage Featurette | ||||
| London to Berlin: The Locations of “A Dandy in Aspic” | ||||
| A Time to Die: Making “A Dandy in Aspic” | ||||
| Inside Mann - Interview with Richard Combs | ||||
| Pulling Strings - Interviews with Titles Designer Michael Graham Smith and Puppeteer Ronnie Le Drew | ||||
| The British Entertainment History Project (BEHP) Interview with Cinematographer Christopher Challis | ||||
| Stills Gallery | ||||
| Isolated Music and Effects Track | ||||
| Theatrical Trailer |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Indicator’s Blu-ray includes a 30-page booklet with writing by Jeff Billington. Reissued without booklet (2022/03/21).
- Mill Creek’s 2019 DVD contains no extras. It is included in the “Cold War Thrillers - 6 Film Collection” box set with Man on a String (1960), The Deadly Affair (1967), A Dandy in Aspic (1968), Hammerhead (1968), Otley (1969) and The Executioner (1970).
- Mill Creek’s 2017 DVD contains no extras. It is included in the “Soviet Spies - 4 Film Collection” box set with Man on a String (1960), Little Nikita (1988) and The Russian Specialist (2005).
- Sony’s DVD-R contains no extras.
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