The Fiction Makers

The film constructs a lighthearted, meta-textual caper that relies on the amusing clash between the glamorous fiction of spy novels and the mundane reality of their reclusive author. Director Roy Ward Baker explores this duality to set up a series of playful scenarios where pulp fantasy aggressively intrudes upon a secretive writer's life.

Those who tire of overly serious thrillers will find a charming diversion here, carried by Roger Moore's effortless charisma as Simon Templar. What lingers after the credits is the fun of the premise itself—a spy protecting the man who writes about spies. — MovieFinder Editorial