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Word: fbr (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...from something called the Federal Board of Regulation trying to kill him for the same reason. Coburn romps spryly through the part, with the comic cooperation of Severn Darden as a friendly Russian spy with an Oedipal problem, and Walter Burke as the uptight head of the FBR who exhorts his faceless men (all under 5 ft.): "Kill him . . . the nation expects it ... think of your mothers." Coburn's most dangerous and ingenious pursuer, though, turns out to be an automated phone company and-the film's best real-life touch-it seems to be winning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The President's Analyst | 1/5/1968 | See Source »

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