Brilliantly constructed hatchet job on John Buchan's rollicking
tale. Hannay, now Canadian and wry, really engages as he scoots round
the Highlands pursued by the suitably inane police and the odd vague
spy. There's some sado-masochistic romance, too, courtesy of prim
blonde Pamela, who finds herself handcuffed to the hero. Essentially
North By Northwest lite, and with support from stars like John Laurie
(Dad's Army's Frazer) in an early sinister crofting role.
