i have not see this film since it theater release some twenty eight year ago . to my knowledge it have not be show on tv in the l. a. area until the tcm presentation this month . i have forget every single detail of the film except for marlon brando great line ah and arthur and you be miss the point we be the arab . the line say it all and be especially tell in light of current event and player . by some trick of the mind and i ascribe the line to a scene between brando and scott instead of brando and spradlin . even in a walk on i always relish see and hear wolfgang preiss . regardless of disagreement between writer and director and the film proceed in a style i prefer and leave me try to hold on to the plot with my finger tip and try to keep all the character involvement relevant . i will never understand the gap in the story line scott surreptitiously slip the secret formula to a total stranger . in some shop . and follow by some tenuously connect dialog at some safety deposit box . scott prove to be a well detective than i at discern keller covert motif and give the fact present on film . perhaps all be make clear in the script . berlin be a great place for intrigue on film and a we saw in company business and and the plot and and cinematography nicely murky . even with the story hole and without travants and the prater and i recommend view this film enough to begin to comprehend it .