Orders to Kill (1958)American agent faces an engrossing moral dilemma when he is parachuted into France to eliminate a suspected traitor in the French Resistance. Director:Anthony Asquith |
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Major MacMahon
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Paul Massie | ... |
Gene Summers
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| Lillian Gish | ... |
Mrs. Summers
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| James Robertson Justice | ... |
Naval Commander
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Irene Worth | ... |
Leonie
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Leslie French | ... |
Marcel Lafitte
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John Crawford | ... |
Maj. Kimball
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| Lionel Jeffries | ... |
Interrogator
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Sandra Dorne | ... |
Blonde with german officer
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Nicholas Phipps | ... |
Lecturer Lieutenant
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Anne Blake | ... |
Mme. Lafitte
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Miki Iveria | ... |
Louise
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Lillie Bea Gifford | ... |
Mauricette
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Launce Maraschal | ... |
Gen. Nolan
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Robert Henderson | ... |
Col. Snyder
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American agent faces an engrossing moral dilemma when he is parachuted into France to eliminate a suspected traitor in the French Resistance.
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25 July 1958 (Finland) See more »Also Known As:
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This remarkable little film contains some excellent performances, the best of all coming from Irene Worth (Leonie, Paul's contact in occupied Paris), and from Leslie French as the suspected informer Lafitte. The musical score too is noteworthy, particularly when it picks up a nursery tune used by Paul to commit details of his mission to memory and amplifies it to emphasise the horrible consequences. The script and handling of Paul's doubts (brushed aside by Worth) and finally the completion of his mission are unforgettable. It should be noted that this is one of the best scripts from the film critic Paul Dehn - he also made a notable contribution to Jack Clayton's fine film "The Innocents".