Assassination is a 1967 Italian thriller-spy film starring Henry Silva. It marked the directorial debut of Emilio Miraglia.[1][2]
| Assassination | |
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| Directed by | Emilio Miraglia |
| Written by | Emil Bridge Lou Stateman Luciano Ercoli (as Andy Colbert) Massimo De Rita (as Max Hatired) |
| Starring | Henry Silva Fred Beir Evelyn Stewart Peter Dane Bill Vanders |
| Cinematography | Erico Menczer |
| Edited by | Sergio Montanari |
| Music by | Robby Poitevin |
Production companies | Cinegai S.p.A. Jolly Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Plot edit
A Secret Service agent, supposedly dead, discovers that his wife is planning to marry the double agent he must expose.
Cast edit
- Henry Silva as John Chandler / Philip Chandler
- Fred Beir as Bob
- Evelyn Stewart as Barbara
- Peter Dane as Lang
- Bill Vanders as Thomas
- Fred Farrell as Morrison (as Fred Farrell)
- Roberto Maldera as Otto (as Bob Molden)
- Karl-Heinz Menzinger as Hans (as Karl Menzinger)
- Gunther Scholtz as Senator
- Gert von Zitzewitz as Baron
Reception edit
The Italian film critic Francesco Puma described the film as "ambiguous, crepuscular and uneasy" and as a Eurospy version of The Late Mattia Pascal.[2]
References edit
- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
- ^ a b Marco Giusti. 007 all'italiana. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. ISBN 9788876381874.
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