Embassy (1972)

A Russian spy penetrates into the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon to try to kill a Soviet defector under asylum there.

Director:

Gordon Hessler

Writers:

Stephen Coulter (novel), William Fairchild (screenplay)

Stars:

Richard Roundtree, Chuck Connors, Marie-José Nat

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Roundtree	...	Richard 'Dick' Shannon
Chuck Connors	...	Kesten
Marie-José Nat	...	Laure
Ray Milland	...	Ambassador
Broderick Crawford	...	Frank Dunniger
Max von Sydow	...	Gorenko
David Bauer	...	Kadish
Larry Cross	...	Gamble
David Healy	...	Phelan
Karl Held	...	Rylands
Sarah Marshall	...	Miss Harding
Dee Pollock	...	Stacey
Leila Buheiry	...	Leila, Receptionist
Gail Clymer	...	Switchboard Operator
Edmond Hannania	...	First Man in Black

Storyline

A Russian spy penetrates into the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon to try to kill a Soviet defector under asylum there.

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Plot Keywords:

espionage | based on novel | independent film | 

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Taglines:

Richard Roundtree the superstar from Shaft is Back

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chuck Connors (Keston) & Richard Roundtree (Dick Shannon) both played in the 1977 tv mini-series "Roots".

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Quotes

Gorenko: What do you call this?
Frank Dunniger: A hamburger and french fries.
Gorenko: It's typical American food?
Frank Dunniger: Yeah, so what?
Gorenko: German town and French potatoes.
Frank Dunniger: Look, Junior, if it wasn't for you, I'd be home having Chicken Maryland with my wife, so shut up and eat.

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Soundtracks

Somebody Stop This Madness
Written by Biddu
Blue Mountain Records B.M. 1007

User Reviews

A pleasant enough movie. Some background in its making on location.

A pleasant enough diversion which somehow should have produced more wallop, considering all the name people in the cast. I was in that cast playing the part of Rylands, as Karl Held. I was greeted at the airport with the news that my role had been increased in size and importance. I wrongly assumed that they would boost my billing accordingly. They did not. My mistake. Had a great time working with the many well established names, and hanging out in Beirut and Syria. Top notch cinematographer, Raoul Coutard was on the job. He was a big help to all of us Background noise on the sound track necessitated looping entire performances in a London sound studio. Performances suffered in the process, perhaps not all that much, but they were negatively affected; although mine received a nice mention in the London Times. "Laid back and intelligent performance" in another review. Also, a tough row to hoe for many of us in the cast, was getting "the bug" despite our precautions of shunning the water and local cooking...the show must go on. In the end, though, all that counts is what's on the screen. Yes, it should have been better, but,in my opinion,it was hardly a disaster.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 March 1972 (UK)

Also Known As:

Target: Embassy

Filming Locations:

Beirut, Lebanon

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hemdale, Triad Productions, Weaver Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1