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| To Catch a King | |
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| Genre | Thriller Drama |
| Screenplay by | Roger O. Hirson |
| Story by | Harry Patterson |
| Directed by | Clive Donner |
| Starring | Robert Wagner Teri Garr Horst Janson John Standing Barbara Parkins Marcel Bozzuffi |
| Theme music composer | Nick Bicât |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | António da Cunha Telles Robert E. Fuisz |
| Producers | Thomas M.C. Johnston Alfred R. Kelman Marc Monnet William F. Storke |
| Production location | Portugal |
| Cinematography | Dennis C. Lewiston |
| Editor | Peter Tanner |
| Running time | 115 minutes |
| Production companies | Entertainment Partners Gaylord Productions HBO Premiere Films |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO |
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To Catch a King is a 1984 American thriller film directed by Clive Donner and written by Roger O. Hirson. Based on the 1979 novel by Jack Higgins (writing as Harry Patterson), the film stars Robert Wagner, Teri Garr, Horst Janson, John Standing, Barbara Parkins and Marcel Bozzuffi. It premiered on HBO on February 12, 1984. [1] [2]
The story is a fictionalized account of Operation Willi.
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