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 |
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Production
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Gildor Productions
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Release dates
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June 1968 |
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Running time
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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.
Contents
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
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Assignment K at IMDb
- Assignment K at AllMovie
- Assignment K at the TCM Movie Database
- Assignment K at the American Film Institute Catalog
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Categories:
- English-language films
- 1968 films
- 1960s drama films
- 1960s spy films
- British films
- British thriller films
- British spy films
- Cold War spy films
- Films directed by Val Guest
- Films based on British novels
- Columbia Pictures films
- Films set in Germany
- Films set in London
- Films set in Austria
- British drama films
- 1960s British film stubs
