An American draft dodger and aspiring writer named Nero Finnigan becomes involved with the notorious Mr. Go, an organized crime mastermind. They conspire to blackmail an American weapons scientist into providing secrets to Mr. Go's organization for resale to the highest bidder. "The Dolphin" then arrives, who is an American CIA agent and James Joyce scholar, and is charged with recovering the scientist and his work by whatever means necessary.
James Mason
as Y.Y. Go
Jeff Bridges
as Nero Finnegan
Jack MacGowran
as Leo Zimmerman
Irene Tsu
as Tah-Ling
Peter Lind Hayes
as Prof. Robert Bannister
Clarissa Kaye-Mason
as Zelda
Burgess Meredith
as The Dolphin
Broderick Crawford
as Parker
Jay Adler
as Dr. Yul
胡金銓
as Ito Suzuki
