Shoot to Kill (1960 film)

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Shoot to Kill
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Directed by Michael Winner
Written byMichael Winner
Produced by Olive Negus-Fancey
Starring
Cinematography Adolph Burger
Edited by Monica Kimick
Music by Cy Payne
Production
company
E.J. Fancey Productions
Distributed byNew Realm Pictures
Release date
  • 1960 (1960)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Shoot to Kill is a 1960 British crime film directed by Michael Winner and starring Dermot Walsh, Joy Webster and John M. East. [1] [2] It was Winner's first film as a director, and Lynn Redgrave's first speaking role.

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Plot

Showbiz reporter Mike Roberts and diplomatic correspondent Lee Fisher tackle Communist agent Boris Altovitch.

Cast

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: A cramped and clumsy spy thriller, set in Geneva, and trite in every respect." [3]

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References

  1. "Shoot to Kill". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  2. Shail, Robert (2007). British Film Directors: A Critical Guide. Edinburgh University Press. p. 214. ISBN   9780748622313.
  3. "Shoot to Kill". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 28 (324): 12. 1 January 1961 via ProQuest.