Peter O'Toole stars as Robert Thorndyke, a renegade English aristocrat who attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Thorndyke is captured by the SS and savagely tortured. Left for dead, the horribly injured man makes his escape. After a long and dangerous journey back to London, he is shocked to learn that he faces extradition to Germany to face charges - and a firing squad. With German agents trailing him, Thorndyke is forced to flee once again.<p>A thrilling adventure of one man against the world, <i>Rogue Male</i> was written for the screen by Frederic Raphael, famed for the screenplays he wrote for Stanley Kubrick's <i>Eyes Wide Shut</i> (1999), Stanley Donen's <i>Two For The Road</i> (1967), and John Schlesinger's <i>Darling</i> (1965), for which he earned an Oscar. Featuring a supporting cast that includes Alastair Sim and playwright Harold Pinter, <i>Rogue Male</i> is a literate and darkly witty action thriller made for BBC television in 1976.