Assignment to Kill (1968)

6.0/10 102 min Crime Drama Mystery

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.

Cast

Patrick O'Neal

Richard Cutting

Joan Hackett

Dominique Laurant

John Gielgud

Curt Valayan

Herbert Lom

Matt Wilson

Eric Portman

Notary

Peter van Eyck

Walter Green

Oskar Homolka

Inspector Ruff

Leon Greene

The Big Man

Kent Smith

Mr. Eversley

Philip Ober

Bohlen

Fifi D'Orsay

Mrs. Hennie

Éva Szörényi

Landlady (as Eva Soreny)

Martin Miller

Police Chief (uncredited)

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