Permission to Kill
| Permission to Kill | |
|---|---|
 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Cyril Frankel |
| Produced by | Paul Mills |
| Written by | Robin Estridge |
| Starring |
Dirk Bogarde, Ava Gardner, Bekim Fehmiu |
| Music by | Richard Rodney Bennett |
| Cinematography | Freddie Young |
| Edited by | Ernest Walter |
| Distributed by | AVCO Embassy Pictures |
Release dates | 20 November 1975 (United Kingdom) |
Running time | 93 min |
| Country | Austria, UK, USA |
| Language | English |
Permission to Kill, also known as The Executioner, is a 1975 spy film thriller made by Sascha-Verleih and distributed by AVCO Embassy Pictures. It was directed by Cyril Frankel and produced by Paul Mills from a screenplay by Robin Estridge. The film had original music by Richard Rodney Bennett and the cinematography was by Freddie Young.
The film stars Dirk Bogarde, Ava Gardner and Bekim Fehmiu with Timothy Dalton, Nicole Calfan and Frederic Forrest.
The film is an Austrian-British-American co-production and was shot on location in Gmunden, Austria.