The Tamarind Seed (1974)

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Country: UK, USA
Genres: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Release: 1974-08-23
Director: Blake Edwards (I) (1922–2010)
Writers: Blake Edwards (I) (1922–2010) , Evelyn Anthony
Language: French | English | Russian
Stars: Julie Andrews , Omar Sharif , Anthony Quayle (1913–1989) , Dan O’Herlihy , Sylvia Syms , Oskar Homolka , Bryan Marshall , David Baron , Celia Bannerman , Roger Dann
Runtime: 125 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 nominations total
AKA: Tamarind Seed , La semilla del tamarindo (Spain) , Det begyndte på Barbados (Denmark) , 夕映え (Japan) , Fanget i nettet (Norway) , The Tamarind Seed (United States of America) , Il seme del tamarindo (Italy) , 激情 (Taiwan) , Насіння тамаринду (Ukraine) , Die Frucht des Tropenbaumes (Germany) , Snärjd i nätet (Sweden) , Αγάπησα έναν κατάσκοπο (Greece) , Kémek keringője (Hungary) , Top Secret (France, French Republic) , The Tamarind Seed (India) , The Tamarind Seed , Ateşle oynayan adam (Turkey) , La leyenda del tamarindo (Peru) , Die Frucht des Tropenbaumes , Top secret (France, French Republic) , Agapisa enan kataskopo (Greece) , Samânta de tamarin (Romania) , Romantiikan siemen (Finland) , Nasienie tamaryndowca (Poland) , The Tamarind Seed (United Kingdom) , The Tamarind Seed (Canada) , Семе от тамаринд (Bulgaria) , La leyenda del tamarindo (Mexico) , A Semente de Tamarindo (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Финиковая косточка , La leyenda del tamarindo (Argentina) , Sementes de Tamarindo (Brazil)
Plot: While on vacation in Barbados to recover from the lingering effects of a love affair that ended badly, Judith Farrow (Dame Julie Andrews) meets Feodor Sverdlov (Omar Sharif), a handsome Russian. They find pleasure in each other's company as they visit colorful places on the island, but there are complications to their budding romance after their vacation in the tropical paradise comes to an end. Problems arise due to geopolitical concerns of the Cold War, for Judith is the assistant to an important minister serving in the British Home Office in London, and Feodor is the Soviet air attaché assigned in Paris to Soviet General Golitsyn (Oskar Homolka). British Intelligence Officer Jack Loder (Sir Anthony Quayle) suspects that Sverdlov is attempting to recruit Judith to work as a Soviet spy, and this is in fact what Feodor tells his boss that he is attempting to accomplish. Feodor tells Judith that this is a way for him to be able to see her without bringing about suspicion from his people. Due to somewhat similar thinking on the British side, she is encouraged to see him as well. Loder is attempting to discover the identity of an undercover Soviet Agent that has been sending confidential reports to Moscow. Soon, he also is told to help a Soviet Agent who wishes to defect to the West.
IMDB:tt0072253