Ivan Dragomiloff is a fictional character

Fictional character

A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

, the chairman of The Assassination Bureau, Ltd

The Assassination Bureau, Ltd

The Assassination Bureau, Ltd is a thriller novel, begun by Jack London and finished after his death by Robert L. Fish. It was published in 1963...

in the book of that name by Jack London

Jack London

John Griffith "Jack" London was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone...

. This character was played by actor Oliver Reed

Oliver Reed

Oliver Reed was an English actor known for his burly screen presence. Reed exemplified his real-life macho image in "tough guy" roles...

 in the movie

The Assassination Bureau

The Assassination Bureau Limited is a black comedy film made in 1969 based on an unfinished novel, The Assassination Bureau, Ltd by Jack London...

 of the same name.

Ivan is a confident character, almost to the point of being unbeatable. With the various attempts on his life by the other board members he makes the most of their blunders to turn the tables on them. He is calm, suave, quick to act and makes the most of all opportunities presented.

In the movie Dragomiloff cleverly expliots his opponents weakness: for example, when faced by General von Pinck {Curt Jurgens} in a Zeppelin

Zeppelin

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, Dragimiloff draws a sword-knowing that his opponent cannot resist a sword duel

Duel

A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two individuals, with matched weapons in accordance with agreed-upon rules.Duels in this form were chiefly practised in Early Modern Europe, with precedents in the medieval code of chivalry, and continued into the modern period especially among...

challenge.