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Assignment to Kill
Assignment to Kill

Assignment to Kill

Poor Dominique...she was always in hot water. Now she was in over her head - in the middle of a $15,000,000 international conspiracy. Richard Cutting's dead girl friend triggers this assignment to kill.

Genres

CrimeDramaMystery

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A private eye is hired by an insurance company to investigate a shipping magnate suspected of deliberately sinking his own ships for the insurance money. He finds himself involved in a web of deception, double-crossing and murder.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

01 May 1968

Country

United States of America

Cast

Patrick O'Neal

Patrick O'Neal

Richard Cutting

Joan Hackett

Joan Hackett

Dominique Laurant

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Curt Valayan

Herbert Lom

Herbert Lom

Matt Wilson

Eric Portman

Eric Portman

Notary

Peter van Eyck

Peter van Eyck

Walter Green

Oskar Homolka

Oskar Homolka

Inspector Ruff

Leon Greene

Leon Greene

The Big Man

Kent Smith

Kent Smith

Mr. Eversley

Philip Ober

Philip Ober

Bohlen

Fifi D'Orsay

Fifi D'Orsay

Mrs. Hennie

Éva Szörényi

Éva Szörényi

Landlady (as Eva Soreny)

Cynthia O'Neal

Cynthia O'Neal

Felice Valayan (as Cynthia Baxter)

Martin Miller

Martin Miller

Police Chief (uncredited)

Charles H. Radilak

Charles H. Radilak

Manager (uncredited)

Erik Sorenson

Erik Sorenson

Bellboy (uncredited)

Betty Bresler

Betty Bresler

Secretary (uncredited)

Joanne Ludden

Joanne Ludden

Receptionist (uncredited)

Walter Friedel

Walter Friedel

Secretary (uncredited)

Karl Bruck

Karl Bruck

Waiter (uncredited)

Walter Janovitz

Walter Janovitz

Waiter (uncredited)

Albert D'Arno

Albert D'Arno

Waiter (uncredited)

Ann Prentiss

Ann Prentiss

Hotel Party Girl in Red Dress (uncredited)

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