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- The series was written by Troy Kennedy Martin, and based on the 1967 book Ace of Spies by Robin Bruce Lockhart, whose father R. H. Bruce Lockhart was one of Reilly's fellow spies. Sam Neill stars as the eponymous character.
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His reputation with women was as legendary as his genius for espionage. The series was written by Troy Kennedy Martin, and based on the 1967 book Ace of Spies by Robin Bruce Lockhart, whose father R. H. Bruce Lockhart was one of Reilly's fellow spies. [1] Sam Neill stars as the eponymous character. [2]
Sam Neill is fabulous as Reilly - attractive, charming, cold, calculating, and confident. How much of Reilly's story is true is unknown, and perhaps it was expanded as dramatic license, but he is believed to be the first superspy, and there's no doubt that he was very successful at what he did.
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- 1983-09-05
- Crime, Drama
- 60
Nov 15, 2019 · In his breakthrough role, Sam Neill is perfectly cast as Reilly, a subtle combination of leading man looks and a shifty manner. Reilly was not, in fact, that good looking, but he had a strange ability to charm people, especially women, at least when he wanted, and Neill gets his ambiguity just right.
Nov 1, 2018 · In Reilly – Ace of Spies, Sam Neill, in a career making performance, is Sidney Reilly, born into an aristocratic Russian family but working as a spy for the British in early Revolutionary Russia. The British Government want rid of the Bolshevik regime in order to install their own puppet government.
Sam Neill stars in the true story of ruthless super-spy and cad, Sidney Reilly, a Russian who worked for the British, and inspired James Bond. Based on Robin Bruce Lockhart's book. More info.
By far the most ambitious project undertaken by Euston Films, the epic twelve-part mini-series Reilly, Ace of Spies (ITV) was an astonishing success when first shown in 1983, turning New Zealand actor Sam Neill into a household name.
Reilly Ace of Spies was a brilliant series, with a young and, then, relatively unknown New Zealander Sam Niell playing the role of Reilly brilliantly. The most fascinating part is that the "real" Reilly worked undercover for years.