Operation C.I.A.
| Operation C.I.A. | |
|---|---|
 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Christian Nyby |
| Produced by | Peer J. Oppenheimer |
| Written by |
Bill S. Ballinger Peer J. Oppenheimer |
| Starring |
Burt Reynolds Danielle Aubry John Hoyt Kieu Chinh Vic Diaz Marshall Thompson |
| Music by | Paul Dunlap |
| Cinematography | Richard Moore |
| Edited by |
Joseph Gluck George Watters |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Operation C.I.A. is a 1965 black-and-white spy thriller film directed by Christian Nyby and starring Burt Reynolds in his first lead role.
Plot
Secret Agent Mark Andrews arrives for Saigon to prevent the assassination of the American Ambassador.[1]
Production
The film was originally titled Last Message from Saigon with an announcement made in 1964 it would be filmed in Saigon, Hong Kong and Bangkok. Allied Artists filmed A Yank in Viet-Nam on actual South Vietnamese locations, but the security situation had deteriorated to such an extent that the safety of the filmmakers could not be guaranteed.[2]
In popular culture
Operation C.I.A. was referenced in the Archer episode "The Man from Jupiter", in which Reynolds makes a guest appearance as himself. Sterling Archer claims the film inspired him to become a secret agent, to which Reynolds replies "that film was god-awful."
See also
References
- ↑ Devine, Jeremy M.Vietnam at 24 Frames a Second: University of Texas Press, p. 22
- ↑ Foley, James. "FatFreeFilm 79 – Peer Oppenheimer". Retrieved 3 January 2014.