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Assignment K


Date: 1968
Type: Spy / Thriller
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Yes
Director: Val Guest
Producer: Ben Arbeid

Comment/Synopsis

A spy (Stephen Boyd) who is deep undercover as an exectutive of a toy company, has his cover exposed and his new girlfriend (Camilla Sparv) is kidnapped to force him to expose his contacts, but she may not be as innocent as she makes out to be. This is a slow spy thriller with little action. The first quarter is the developing romance between Stephen Boyd and the sulty Camilla Sparv set against some impressive skiing backgrounds. Then the rest of the film is the spy part. It falls part way between James bOnd and Harry Palmer in style and so ends up being lost between the two styles. Not the best film that Val Guest made.

Actors


Stephen BoydStephen Boyd
Camilla SparvCamilla Sparv
Michael RedgraveMichael Redgrave
Leo McKernLeo McKern
Robert Hoffmann
Jeremy Kemp
Jane MerrowJane Merrow
Vivi Bach
John Alderton
David Healy
Ursula HowellsUrsula Howells

Oscars

None
Production
Gildor Productions
Assignment K