Once an assignment is over, kill those who know too much. That is the code these people live and die by. Burt Lancaster and Alain Delon star in this thriller about Burt on the run because he's a loose end, living on borrowed time. Delon was supposed to finish him off at the time of the mission's end, but there was some "honor of thieves" between them. But Alain is told to terminate him anyway. So this cat-and-mouse tale goes. I can't understand why it has such an low mean, when this was an exceptional film with outstanding performances by Burt and Alain. The only problem I had with it was that it dragged a bit in the middle when he was drunk with friend Paul Scofield, when he was hiding out at his place. The film's pace could have been tighter without that. And also it's very hard in a movie to not come across as corny or forced, whenever someone has some last words as they lay dying. This film has such an awkward moment, because of that; maybe they could have just died. The scene may have been more dramatic without anything being said. Maybe I'm being picky, but other than that, this must-see espionage film, costarring Gayle Hunnicutt, really delivers the goods. I would watch this again and that's the true test of a film like this, when you know how it turns out - who lives and dies - and you still would see it again. Watch Scorpio for yourself and witness Lancaster vs. Delon.
Review of Scorpio
