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Assignment to Kill

Assignment to Kill

Poor Dominique...she was always in hot water. Now she was in over her head - in the middle of a $15,000,000 international conspiracy. Richard Cutting's dead girl friend triggers this assignment to kill.

19685.91h 42mNR

Overview

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.

Directed by Sheldon Reynolds
Written by Sheldon Reynolds
Produced by Jimmy Lydon
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Top Cast

Patrick O'Neal

Patrick O'Neal

Richard Cutting

Joan Hackett

Joan Hackett

Dominique Laurant

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Curt Valayan

Herbert Lom

Herbert Lom

Matt Wilson

Eric Portman

Eric Portman

Notary

Peter van Eyck

Peter van Eyck

Walter Green

Oskar Homolka

Oskar Homolka

Inspector Ruff

Leon Greene

Leon Greene

The Big Man

Kent Smith

Kent Smith

Mr. Eversley

Philip Ober

Philip Ober

Bohlen

Themes & Keywords

detectivezurichswitzerlandinsurance fraudbluffmurderprivate investigatorinsurance investigatorprivate detectivewoman drownedsinking shipprivate eyeshipping magnateinsurance detectiveshipping companyinsurance companyswiss bank accountinsurance moneynotary

About Assignment to Kill

Assignment to Kill is a crime, drama, mystery film released in 1968 exploring themes of detective, zurich, switzerland, insurance fraud, bluff, murder. Directed by Sheldon Reynolds, it stars Patrick O'Neal, Joan Hackett, John Gielgud. 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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