- Rogue Male (1976 film)
"Rogue Male" is a 1976 film for television starring
Peter O'Toole , based onGeoffrey Household 's novel, previously filmed in 1941 byFritz Lang as "Man Hunt".Made by the
BBC , it was adapted byFrederic Raphael and directed byClive Donner , and also starsAlastair Sim ,John Standing andHarold Pinter . It was first transmitted on22 September 1976 .In a BBC Radio 4 interview on
26 January 2007 , Peter O'Toole named this film as his favourite from his long career.Plot
In early 1939, before the start of
World War II , Sir Robert Thorndyke (O' Toole) takes aim atAdolf Hitler with a high powered rifle, but misses when he is spotted and tackled by an SS guard. Captured and tortured by theGestapo , he is then left for dead, but manages to make his way back to England where – to his shock – he discovers the Gestapo has followed him. Believing that the government would in all likelihood turn him over to German authorities, Sir Robert goes underground to escape his pursuers.Locations
Some of the filming took place around King's Stag in Dorset and, notably, around the "Green Man" pub.
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