Nobody Runs Forever (aka The High Commissioner) (1968)

An Australian detective (Rod Taylor) is sent to England to arrest a high level Australian commissioner (Christopher Plummer) for the 15 year old murder of his first wife. But when he arrives, he finds that someone wants to eliminate the commissioner to prevent the peace negotiations he's involved in. Based on the novel by Jon Cleary and directed by Ralph Thomas (DEADLIER THAN THE MALE). As a political thriller, it's an okay film if rather conventional. It could have used some panache but the director admitted he was nothing more than a hired hand as apparently Taylor was the force behind the film. It was his production company making it. There's not much you can say about a film like this. It dutifully goes through its paces, modestly enjoyable but if you want more than "modestly", check elsewhere. The acting is good and there's an effective underscore by Georges Delerue. With Lilli Palmer, Camilla Sparv, Daliah Lavi, Leo McKern, Clive Revill, Calvin Lockhart, Burt Kwouk and in his final film role, Franchot Tone.