Assault on Agathon
Appearance
Assault on Agathon | |
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Directed by | László Benedek |
Screenplay by | Alan Caillou |
Based on | Assault on Agathon novel by Alan Caillou |
Produced by | Nico Minardos |
Starring | Nico Minardos Nina van Pallandt Marianne Faithfull John Woodvine |
Cinematography | Giorgos Arvanitis Aris Stavrou |
Edited by | Igo Kantor |
Music by | Ken Thorne |
Distributed by | MGM |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Assault on Agathon is a 1975 drama film directed by László Benedek and starring Nico Minardos, Nina van Pallandt, Marianne Faithfull and John Woodvine. It is based on a novel by Alan Caillou.
Premise
[edit]Cabot Cain is a Western secret agent assigned to stop the mysterious Agathon, an ex-World War II revolutionary, who is committing terrorist acts in Greece and Albania.[1]
Production
[edit]Nico Minardos obtained financing for the film from Kjell Qvale, a Bay Area-based automotive entrepreneur who was then the majority shareholder in Jensen Motors. Minardos had approached Qvale for a product placement deal to use a Jensen Interceptor during filming but ultimately convinced Qvale to finance the entire movie.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Mavis, Paul (8 June 2015). The Espionage Filmography: United States Releases, 1898 through 1999 - Paul Mavis - Google Books. ISBN 9781476604275. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ "Finding Nico (2010)".
External links
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Categories:
- 1975 films
- 1975 drama films
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- Films based on British novels
- Films set in Greece
- Films set in Albania
- Films directed by László Benedek
- American drama films
- Films scored by Ken Thorne
- 1970s English-language films
- 1970s American films
- English-language drama films
- 1970s drama film stubs
- 1970s American film stubs