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Assignment to Kill

  • 19681968
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  • 1h 42m
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6.1/10
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Assignment to Kill (1968)
  • Crime
  • Drama
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 o... Read allA 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.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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  • Director
    • Sheldon Reynolds
  • Writer
    • Sheldon Reynolds
  • Stars
    • Patrick O'Neal
    • Joan Hackett
    • John Gielgud
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  • Director
    • Sheldon Reynolds
  • Writer
    • Sheldon Reynolds
  • Stars
    • Patrick O'Neal
    • Joan Hackett
    • John Gielgud
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    • 11User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Patrick O'Neal
    Patrick O'Neal
    • Richard Cuttingas Richard Cutting
    Joan Hackett
    Joan Hackett
    • Dominique Laurantas Dominique Laurant
    John Gielgud
    John Gielgud
    • Curt Valayanas Curt Valayan
    Herbert Lom
    Herbert Lom
    • Matt Wilsonas Matt Wilson
    Eric Portman
    Eric Portman
    • Notaryas Notary
    Peter van Eyck
    Peter van Eyck
    • Walter Greenas Walter Green
    Oskar Homolka
    Oskar Homolka
    • Inspector Ruffas Inspector Ruff
    Leon Greene
    Leon Greene
    • The Big Manas The Big Man
    Kent Smith
    Kent Smith
    • Mr. Eversleyas Mr. Eversley
    Philip Ober
    Philip Ober
    • Bohlenas Bohlen
    Fifi D'Orsay
    Fifi D'Orsay
    • Mrs. Hennieas Mrs. Hennie
    Éva Szörényi
    • Landladyas Landlady
    • (as Eva Soreny)
    Cynthia O'Neal
    Cynthia O'Neal
    • Felice Valayanas Felice Valayan
    • (as Cynthia Baxter)
    Betty Bresler
    • Secretaryas Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    Karl Bruck
    • Waiteras Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Albert D'Arno
    • Waiteras Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Friedel
    • Secretaryas Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Janovitz
    Walter Janovitz
    • Waiteras Waiter
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    • Director
      • Sheldon Reynolds
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      • Sheldon Reynolds
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    • Trivia
      WILHELM SCREAM: When the hitman falls over the balcony at the end of a fight with the detective.
    • Goofs
      When Cutting and Dominique are in the hotel room, Cutting is seated and his Bloody Mary is down to about an inch in his glass. Later, he comes from the other room into where Dominique is and his Bloody Mary is about 2/3rd of a glass full.
    • Quotes

      Richard Cutting: Mr. Eversley, please.

      secretary: Do you have an appointment?

      Richard Cutting: Yes.

      secretary: Who shall I say is calling?

      Richard Cutting: His 11 o'clock appointment.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Nathan for You: Souvenir Shop; ELAIFF (2014)

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    6/10
    lost the thread of this one
    "Assignment to Kill" from 1968 is one of those foreign espionage films that flourished in the '60s, complete with that jazzy, screechy music that seemed to be in every film. Never my favorite.

    The cast here includes Patrick O'Neal, Joan Hackett, Herbert Lom, and John Gielgud, and Oscar Homolka.

    O'Neal plays a private investigator who is hired by an insurance company to investigate a shipping magnate who seems to be sinking his own ships for insurance money.

    It turns out to be more complicated than that, but I'm afraid this film moved so slowly that I lost the thread of the plot and started daydreaming. I always liked O'Neal, Hackett, Lom, and of course, Gielgud, but this script didn't serve them well. The underplaying O'Neal was solid, and as Dominique, I suspect the lovely Hackett was slightly miscast as well as wasted. Both Hackett and O'Neal sadly died young, Hackett of ovarian cancer.

    Beautiful scenery, but even with that and a good cast, "Assignment to Kill" is pretty lackluster.
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    • Release date
      • December 1968 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Sein gefährlichster Auftrag
    • Filming locations
      • Hotel zum Storchen, Weinplatz 2, Storchen, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Production company
      • William Conrad Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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