Assignment K
Assignment K | |
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Directed by | Val Guest |
Produced by |
Maurice Foster Ben Arbeid |
Written by |
Maurice Foster Val Guest Bill Strutton |
Based on |
Department K 1964 novel by Hartley Howard |
Starring |
Stephen Boyd Camilla Sparv Michael Redgrave Leo McKern |
Music by | Basil Kirchin |
Cinematography | Ken Hodges |
Edited by | Jack Slade |
Production company |
Gildor Productions |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates | June 1968 |
Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Assignment K is a 1968 Technicolor British thriller film directed by Val Guest in Techniscope, and starring Stephen Boyd, Camilla Sparv, Michael Redgrave and Leo McKern.[1] The film was based on the 1964 novel Department K by Hartley Howard.
Plot
A British spy has his cover blown, leading to the East German Stasi kidnapping his girlfriend to try to extract information about his double agents' activities.[2]
Cast
- Stephen Boyd as Philip Scott
- Camilla Sparv as Toni Peters
- Michael Redgrave as Harris
- Leo McKern as Smith
- Jeremy Kemp as Hal
- Robert Hoffmann as Paul Spiegler
- Jane Merrow as Martine
- Carl Möhner as Inspector
- Vivi Bach as Erika Herschel
- Werner Peters as Kramer
- Dieter Geissler as Kurt
- John Alderton as George
- Jan Werich as Dr. Spiegler
- David Healy as David
- Ursula Howells as Estelle
- Basil Dignam as Howlett
- Geoffrey Bayldon as The Boffin
- Catherine Schell as Maggi
References
- ↑ "Assignment K(1968)". Yahoo Movies. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ↑ "Assignment K(1968)". TCM. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
External links
- Assignment K at the Internet Movie Database
- Assignment K at AllMovie
- Assignment K at the TCM Movie Database
- Assignment K at the American Film Institute Catalog
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