Assignment to Kill

Assignment to Kill is a 1968 American drama film in Technicolor and Panavision, directed by Sheldon Reynolds and starring Patrick O'Neal, Joan Hackett, John Gielgud, Herbert Lom, and Oskar Homolka.

Assignment to Kill
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sheldon Reynolds
Screenplay by	Sheldon Reynolds
Produced by	William Conrad
Starring	Patrick O'Neal Joan Hackett John Gielgud Herbert Lom
Cinematography	Enzo Barboni Harold Lipstein
Edited by	George R. Rohrs
Music by	William Lava
Production company	William Conrad Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
Release date	December 1968 (1968-12)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

A private detective is hired by an insurance company to investigate a shipping tycoon who is suspected of deliberately sinking his own ships in order to claim the insurance money.

Cast

• Patrick O'Neal as Richard Cutting
• Joan Hackett as Dominique Laurant
• John Gielgud as Curt Valayan
• Herbert Lom as Matt Wilson
• Eric Portman as Notary
• Peter van Eyck as Walter Green
• Oskar Homolka as Inspector Ruff
• Leon Greene as The Big Man
• Kent Smith as Mr. Eversley
• Philip Ober as Bohlen
• Ann Prentiss as Hotel Party Girl in Red Dress