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The Jigsaw Man
UNITED KINGDOM · 1983

The Jigsaw Man

Terence Young
defection espionage plastic surgery double agent Cold War
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Synopsis

Philip Kimberly, the former head of the British Secret Service who defected to Russia, is given plastic surgery and sent back to Britain by the KGB to retrieve some vital documents. With the documents in hand, he instead plays off MI6 and the KGB against each other.

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