| 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.
Premise
Paris-based New York Herald Tribune reporter Jimmy Race (Andrews) is sent by his boss (Sanders) 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
- 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
Phil Karlson was the original director, but was fired during filming.[3]
References
- ↑ 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
- Assignment Paris at IMDb
- Assignment Paris at AllMovie
- Assignment – Paris! at the TCM Movie Database
- Assignment Paris at the American Film Institute Catalog
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