The Amsterdam Kill


The Amsterdam Kill is a 1977 film directed by Robert Clouse. It stars Robert Mitchum and Richard Egan.

Plot

Former DEA Agent Quinlan, removed from the force some years earlier for stealing confiscated drug money, is hired by Chung Wei, a leader in the Amsterdam drug cartel, who wants out of the business. Quinlan's job is to use Chung's information to tip DEA agents to drug busts, thereby destroying the cartel. But when the first two "tips" go awry, resulting in murdered DEA officers, the feds must decide whether to trust Quinlan further.

Cast

Critical reception

Janet Maslin of The New York Times said the film "... has all the weariness of a genre movie but none of the comfortable familiarity. In a misguided attempt to appeal to an international audience, the film flits from London to Hong Kong to Amsterdam.... There are so many shots of airports and train terminals that it begins to seem as if one has purchased a Eurail pass rather than a movie ticket. The film is so intent on taking place everywhere that its nervous geography becomes terribly jarring."