Assassination (1967 film)

Assassination
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Emilio Miraglia
Written by	Emil Bridge Lou Stateman Luciano Ercoli (as Andy Colbert) Massimo De Rita (as Max Hatired)
Starring	Henry Silva Fred Beir Evelyn Stewart Peter Dane Bill Vanders
Cinematography	Erico Menczer
Edited by	Sergio Montanari
Music by	Robby Poitevin
Production companies	Cinegai S.p.A. Jolly Film
Release date	18 August 1967 (1967-08-18)(Italy)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Assassination is a 1967 Italian thriller-spy film starring Henry Silva. It marked the directorial debut of Emilio Miraglia. ^{[1] [2]}

Plot

A Secret Service agent, supposedly dead, discovers that his wife is planning to marry the double agent he must expose.

Cast

• Henry Silva as John Chandler / Philip Chandler
• Fred Beir as Bob
• Evelyn Stewart as Barbara
• Peter Dane as Lang
• Bill Vanders as Thomas
• Alfredo Varelli as Morrison (credited as Fred Farrell)
• Roberto Maldera as Otto (credited as Bob Molden)
• Karl-Heinz Menzinger as Hans (credited as Karl Menzinger)
• Gunther Scholtz as Senator
• Gert von Zitzewitz as Baron

Reception

The Italian film critic Francesco Puma described the film as "ambiguous, crepuscular and uneasy" and as a Eurospy version of The Late Mattia Pascal . ^[2]

References

1. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN   8876055932.
2. Marco Giusti. 007 all'italiana. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. ISBN   9788876381874.

External links

• Assassination at IMDb