Assignment to Kill (1968): Cast
Assignment to Kill is a 1968 mystery drama directed by Sheldon Reynolds, starring Joan Hackett as Dominique Laurant, Patrick O'Neal and John Gielgud. It runs 1 hour 42 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 42m (102 min)
- Director
- Sheldon Reynolds
- Original language
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English - Studio
- William Conrad Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Assignment to Kill About?
The premise of Assignment to Kill without spoilers.
Dominique constantly finds herself in trouble, and this time she becomes entangled in a $15 million international conspiracy. The death of Richard Cutting’s girlfriend triggers an assignment to kill. A private investigator hired by an insurance firm to probe a shipping magnate suspected of sinking his own vessels for insurance payouts discovers a tangled web of deception, double‑crosses and murder.
Assignment to Kill Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- dead woman in a bathtub
- prologue
- snow skiing
- dead body
- dead body frozen in the snow
- panavision
- written by director
- shipping tycoon
- insurance fraud
- police inspector
- bribery
- capitalist
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- confession
- hired killer
- murder of a woman
- oil
- police
- sabotage
- secretary
- ship
- airplane crash
- scene before opening credits
- murder by strangling
- chalet
- double cross
- attempted murder
- murder of key witness
- brass knuckles
- post coital scene
- american woman
- being followed
- romantic subplot
- st. moritz switzerland
- notary public
- silk scarf
- woman wears a tie
- fatal fall off a building
- murder disguised as an accident
- insurance company
- police shootout
- private investigator
- swiss alps
- dead woman stripped
- implied nudity
- wilhelm scream
- zurich switzerland
- train station
- switzerland
- revolver
- morgue
Assignment to Kill Cast & Characters
Joan Hackett leads the cast as Dominique Laurant, with Patrick O'Neal as Richard Cutting and John Gielgud as Curt Valayan. Directed by Sheldon Reynolds; 23 actors are credited in all.
- Director Sheldon Reynolds
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Joan Hackett as Dominique Laurant - Patrick O'Neal as Richard Cutting
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John Gielgud as Curt Valayan -
Herbert Lom as Matt Wilson
Also Starring in Assignment to Kill
· 19 more- Peter van Eyck Walter Green
- Oskar Homolka Inspector Ruff
- Ann Prentiss Hotel Party Girl in Red Dress (uncredited)
- Kent Smith Mr. Eversley
- Eric Portman Notary
- Martin Miller Police Chief (uncredited)
- Philip Ober Bohlen
- Leon Greene The Big Man
- Fifi D'Orsay Mrs. Hennie
- Albert D'Arno Waiter (uncredited)
- Charles H. Radilak Manager (uncredited)
- Cynthia O'Neal Felice Valayan (as Cynthia Baxter)
- Walter Friedel Secretary (uncredited)
- Betty Bresler Secretary (uncredited)
- Walter Janovitz Waiter (uncredited)
- Erik Sorenson Bellboy (uncredited)
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- Éva Szörényi Landlady (as Eva Soreny)
- Joanne Ludden Receptionist (uncredited)
- Karl Bruck Waiter (uncredited)
More from Sheldon Reynolds
More films directed by Sheldon Reynolds: A Place Called Glory and Foreign Intrigue.
Cars in Assignment to Kill
28 cars on screen, including the 1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT Veloce and the Bedford J1 Ambulance.
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1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT Veloce Important role -
Bedford J1 Ambulance Minor role -
1955 BMW 501 Minor role -
1962 Henschel HS 15 TL Minor role
Assignment to Kill Also Known As
6 alternative titles, including “Tarefa Sinistra” and “Det gælder 15 millioner dollars”.
- Also known as
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- Tarefa Sinistra
- Det gælder 15 millioner dollars
- Les Tueurs sont lachés
- Mision en Zurich
- Sein gefährlichster Auftrag
- Задание на убийство
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Assignment to Kill FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Assignment to Kill, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Assignment to Kill?
Assignment to Kill runs 1 hour 42 minutes (102 minutes).
When was Assignment to Kill released?
Assignment to Kill was released on May 1, 1968.
Who directed Assignment to Kill?
Assignment to Kill was directed by Sheldon Reynolds.
More films by Sheldon Reynolds Who is in the cast of Assignment to Kill?
Assignment to Kill stars Joan Hackett as Dominique Laurant, Patrick O'Neal as Richard Cutting and John Gielgud as Curt Valayan, among 23 credited actors.
Does Assignment to Kill have a post-credit scene?
No. Assignment to Kill has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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