| Assignment K | |
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| Directed by | Val Guest |
| Screenplay by | Val Guest Bill Strutton Maurice Foster |
| Based on | Department K 1964 novel by Hartley Howard |
| Produced by | Maurice Foster Ben Arbeid |
| Starring | Stephen Boyd Camilla Sparv Michael Redgrave Leo McKern Robert Hoffmann Jeremy Kemp |
| Cinematography | Ken Hodges |
| Edited by | Jack Slade |
| Music by | Basil Kirchin |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production companies | Gildor Productions Mazurka Productions Ltd. |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Assignment K is a 1968 British spy thriller film directed by Val Guest in Techniscope and starring Stephen Boyd, Camilla Sparv, Michael Redgrave, Leo McKern, Robert Hoffmann and Jeremy Kemp.[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
- Robert Hoffmann as Paul Spiegler
- Jeremy Kemp as Hal
- Jane Merrow as Martine
- Carl Möhner as Inspector (as Carl Moehner)
- 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
- Joachim Hansen as Heinrich Herschel
Production
Val Guest said "We shot it all out in Kitzbuhel, great cast: we had my Leo McKern again, and Michael Redgrave who was a very sick man, had terrible difficulties with his lines... Stephen [Boyd] was a wonderful person, a great giggler, a great professional, very nice guy."[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Assignment K(1968)". Yahoo Movies. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ↑ "Assignment K(1968)". TCM. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ↑ Fowler, Roy (1988). "Interview with Val Guest". British Entertainment History Project.
External links
- Assignment K at IMDb
- Assignment K at AllMovie
- Assignment K at the TCM Movie Database
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