With sam neill, michael bryant, norman rodway, tom bell. Prelude to war sees reilly leak vital information about the russian military to the. Based on a true story, reilly ace of spies tells of russianborn sidney reilly, who became one of the greatest spies ever to work for the british. Ace of spies you are looking for tense, serious and captivating movies or tv shows about with espionage, double agent, spy, heroes, betrayal, secret agents and working undercover themes of crime, drama and mystery genre shot in uk. This is the main title sequence from reilly, ace of spies, the 1983 itvthames television miniseries starring sam neill as sidney reilly, a russian jew who became one of the greatest spies ever. Vitals sam neill as sidney reilly, shrewd russianborn british government triple agent port arthur, china then manchuria, february 1904 series. Shot in glorious period detail, one heartpulsing mission after another captures the arc of reillys brilliant career. A 1983 itv 12episode mini series, exec produced by verity lambert, written by troy kennedymartin and based on a book about sidney reillys life by the son of one of the main characters. It seems that the 1983 tv series, reilly, ace of spies, and its reallife protagonist, sidney reilly, have yet to. Reilly, ace of spies is a 1983 television miniseries dramatizing the life of sidney reilly, a russian jew who became one of the greatest spies.
Reilly was lured back into the ussr in 1925, arrested and executed. Sidney reilly became a legend of the intelligence community, with his penchant for fine living making him an. He is suspicious of her, however, and asks cummings to check out her background. Based on dmitri shostakovich romance gadfly suite addeddate 20110619 16. Happily, the adaptation of reilly ace of spies was put into the safe hands of troy. Although often fanciful, the script by troy kennedy martin packs such tremendous excitement and intrigue into every episode that it comes as no surprise to learn. Much of reillys life is unclear he was a master of deception and the accuracy varies inevitable, given that the real reillys past is obscure to the point where even his birth name is doubtful.
Reilly yielded name and opus number, and an mp3 download confirmed the. Reilly, ace of spies episode 01 1901 an affair with a married woman episode 01 of 12. Nominated for an emmy and a golden globe, this epic miniseries tells the true story of sidney reilly, the legendary superspy who inspired james bond. From stealing topsecret russian oil information to. The programme is based on books by robin bruce lockhart, the son of reillys fellow agent sir robert bruce lockhart.
Read online or download a full copy of this book for free. Andrew cooks startling biography cuts through the myths to tell the full story of the greatest spy the world has ever know. The visiting fireman has reilly attempt to obtain some secret blueprints. Reilly seems to have had a similar mesmeric effect on lockhart the younger, who has a. Reilly was meant to find an australian oil developer called darcy in italy and persuade him to sign lucrative oil rights in persia with britain. Ace of spies 1987covers the exploits of the reallife superspy and womanizer sydney reilly who uncovers russian secrets in 1901, allowing the japanese to sink the russian fleet and invade china. Reilly, ace of spies is a 1983 television miniseries dramatizing the life of sidney reilly, a russianborn adventurer who became one of the greatest spies to work for the british.
Anna finds the ace of spies taking on the wealthy rothschilds in a bid for persian oil concessions. From 1983 sam neill stars as sidney reilly, who lived from 1873 to 1925. Deze topserie was in nederland te zien toen hbo daar nog te ontvangen was, als productie van hbo europe. In dreadnoughts and crosses the czar invites applications for the contract to replace the russian fleet, a prospect which could be of great value to reilly, currently living in.
On its second time around in public televisions mystery. Ace of spies has reached that point on wnet channel tonight at 9 at which viewers inevitably. A dramatization of the missions and adventures of the greatest spy in british history. Ace of spies, a 12part dramatization of the british agents life, does make a case in his favor. Ace of spies reveals for the first time the true story of sidney reilly, the reallife inspiration behind fictional hero james bond. Sidney reillys corduroy suit in manchuria bamf style. The series covers the time period of the great game, when europe, russia. Reillys plan to overthrow the bolshevik government and install himself as head of state hits a bump in the road when lenins intelligence chief dzerzhinsky convinces him to postpone a strategic event where it is planned that lenins loyal latvian guard will turn on him. From the gentlemens clubs of edwardian england to the forbidding gates of the kremlin, reilly played country against country with levels of skill and audacity that have rarely been seen since. Among his exploits, in the early 20th century, were the infiltration of the german general staff in. Region 2 this dvd may not be viewable outside europe. After a lively spying career for the british, reilly eventually plots against the bolsheviks and comes close to overthrowing lenin and installing himself as the new leader of the. The theme music was from shostakovichs gadfly suite which had been written for a film of voynichs novel.
This british adventure series is a dramatization of the fantastic reallife adventures, from 1903 until the mid1920s, of the russianborn. Sam neill stars in 12part dramatization of the espionage exploits of the real life of reilly. This british series is a dramatization of the fantastic reallife adventures, from 1903 until the mid1920s, of the russianborn british agent sidney reilly, who worked for mi6 as agent st1. Ace of spies, based on andrew cooks book ace of spies the true story of sidney reilly, is a twelve part series documenting the highlights of reillys unusual career which saw him involved in a number of influential and significant turning points of history, such as germanys preworld war i arms build up and the plot to overthrow. Staring sam neill, jeananne crowley, norman rodway and leo mckern. Sidney reilly may or may not have been the greatest spy in history, although reilly. But reilly is betrayed by eugenie, his secretary, and kills her. Among his exploits, in the early 20th century, were the infiltration of the german general staff in 1917 and a nearoverthrow of the bolsheviks in 1918, his. The british, socalled ace of spies, worked for british intelligence in the soviet union after the bolshevik revolution. March 24, 1873 1874 november 5, 1925, famously known as the ace of spies, was a jewish russian or ukrainianborn adventurer and secret agent employed by scotland yard, the british secret service bureau and later the secret intelligence service sis. By the time he had returned to europe from the far east, reilly had become a selfconfident. Its new york, in the year 1924, and reilly persuades henry ford to put up the money for an invasion of russia. Elizabeth waller background todays throwback tuesday installment throws us all the way back to february 1904 on.
Petersburg to obtain the plans for german destroyers for the british. In the fifth and sixth episodes of the series, titled dreadnoughts and crosses and dreadnoughts and doublecrosses, respectively, reilly is in st. The file reveals that reilly was a russianborn jew who was engaged in business activity in new york in 1915, when he came under suspicion from the. Reilly, ace of spies is a 1983 television miniseries dramatizing the life of sidney reilly, a russian jew who became one of the greatest spies ever to work for the british. In an affair with a married woman international spy sidney reilly sam neill creates a scandal during a mission in the caucasus. Sam neill jurassic park, peaky blinders stars as the suave reilly, who spied. Sidney george reilly mc known as ace of spieswas a russianborn adventurer and secret. Sidney george reilly reilly ace of spies m15 british.
Ace of spies is the thrilling, suspenseful dramatization of the reallife adventures of agent st1, aka sidney reilly, the inspiration behind ian flemings james bond. How fate, and stalin, finally dealt the ace of spies a. Reilly hires eugenie as his new secretary on the recommendation of savinkovs close friends mamie and dichter daerenthal. This dvd title is well subtitled all or nearly all extras have english subtitles. How fate, and stalin, finally dealt the ace of spies a losing hand. Ace of spies helped cement reillys reputation as the reallife precursor for james bond. By far the most ambitious project undertaken by euston films, the epic twelvepart miniseries reilly, ace of spies itv was an astonishing success when first shown in 1983, turning new zealand actor sam neill into a household name. Sam neill stars in a 12part dramatization of the strangerthanfiction exploits of the real life of reilly. Reilly, ace of spies tv series the culture pages great war forum. Reilly goes to see lieberman, but finds that he has been killed under interrogation by. In new york, reilly finds nadia massino and he makes a hit with pepita. Ace of spies is framed by large events the russojapanese war, the lust for petroleum of the royal navy circa 1909, the european arms race that paved the way for the first world war, and, most importantly for the series, the russian revolution of 1917 and subsequent civil war and yearslong struggle for power. All twelve episodes from the tv espionage series set in the early years of the 20th century.
New research reveals details of sidney reillys death in moscow. Reilly, ace of spies is a 1983 television miniseries dramatizing the life of sidney reilly, a russianborn adventurer who became one of the greatest spies ever to work for the british. Reilly, ace of spies is a 1983 television miniseries dramatizing the life of sidney reilly, a russianborn adventurer who became one of the greatest spies ever to. Among his exploits, in the early 20th century, were the infiltration of the german general staff in 1917 and a nearoverthrow of the bolsheviks in 1918. It was nominated for three bafta awards in 1984, and in 1985 sam neill received a.
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