Assignment – Paris!
| Assignment – Paris! | |
|---|---|
 Italian poster | |
| Directed by | Robert Parrish |
| Screenplay by | William Bowers Walter Goetz (adaptation) Jack Palmer White (adaptation) |
| Based on | Trial by Terror 1952 book by Paul Gallico and Pauline Gallico |
| Produced by | Samuel Marx Jerry Bresler |
| Starring | Dana Andrews Märta Torén George Sanders Audrey Totter |
| Cinematography | Ray Cory Burnett Guffey |
| Edited by | Charles Nelson Donald W. Starling |
| Music by | George Duning |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Assignment – Paris! is a 1952 American Cold War film noir directed by Robert Parrish and starring Dana Andrews, Märta Torén, George Sanders and Audrey Totter. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.
Plot
[edit]Paris-based New York Herald Tribune reporter Jimmy Race is sent by his boss behind the Iron Curtain in Budapest to investigate a meeting involving the Hungarian ambassador. While on assignment, Race is framed for espionage.[1][2]
Cast
[edit]- Dana Andrews as Jimmy Race
- Märta Torén as Jeanne Moray
- George Sanders as Nicholas Strang
- Audrey Totter as Sandy Tate
- Sandro Giglio as Gabor Czeki alias Grisha
- Donald Randolph as Anton Borvich
- Herbert Berghof as Prime Minister Andreas Ordy
- Ben Astar as Minister of Justice Vajos
- Willis Bouchey as Biddle - Editor
- Earl Lee as Dad Pelham
- Pál Jávor as Laslo Boros
- Georgiana Wulff as Gogo Czeki
Production
[edit]Phil Karlson was the original director, but was fired during filming.[3]
It was filmed on location in Paris and Budapest.
References
[edit]- ^ Mavis, Paul (2011). The Espionage Filmography: United States Releases, 1898 through 1999 (ebook ed.). McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0427-5.
- ^ McKay, James (2010). Dana Andrews: The Face of Noir. McFarland. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-7864-4614-8.
- ^ Dixon, Wheeler Winston (June 2017). "Phil Karlson: The Forgotten Master of Film Noir". Senses of Cinema.
External links
[edit]- Assignment Paris at IMDb
- Assignment Paris at AllMovie
- Assignment – Paris! at the TCM Movie Database
- Assignment Paris at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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