Callan

Callan is an 1974 British thriller film directed by Don Sharp and starring Edward Woodward, Eric Porter and Carl Möhner. It was based on the pilot episode of the ITV television series Callan which ran from 1967 to 1972. Plot David Callan (Edward Woodward), a leading intelligence agent/assassin in the employment of the S.I.S., was forced into retirement when he lost his nerve. Now, he is called back into service to handle the assassination of Schneider, a German businessman. Colonel Hunter (Eric Porter), his former employer, promises Callan that he'll be returned to active status as long as he follows his orders. But Callan refuses to act until he knows exactly why Schneider has been marked for death... Cast Edward Woodward as David Callan Russell Hunter as Lonely Eric Porter as Charles Hunter Peter Egan as Toby Meres Carl Möhner as Rudolph Schneider Catherine Schell as Jenny Kenneth Griffith as Waterman Michael Da Costa as The Greek Veronica Lang as Liz Clifford Rose as Dr. Snell David Prowse as Arthur Don Henderson as George Nadim Sawalha as Padilla David Graham as Wireless operator Yuri Borienko as Security porter