The Assassin (1952)
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British private detective Richard Todd is sent to Venice, there to locate and a reward a wartime partisan. Once he arrives, the detective finds himself the quarry of every Venetian cop in sight. Todd soon learns that he's been fingered as a murderer--and that it's just possible he's been framed by the partisan, who has become a desperate criminal. Heavily influenced by The Third Man (49), Assassin is a routine action melodrama spiced by genuine Austrian settings. The film was initially released in Great Britain as Venetian Bird (hmmm...sounds a lot like Maltese Falcon). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Richard Todd, Eva Bartok, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ralph Thomas
Synopsis of The Assassin
British private detective Richard Todd is sent to Venice, there to locate and a reward a wartime partisan. Once he arrives, the detective finds himself the quarry of every Venetian cop in sight. Todd soon learns that he's been fingered as a murderer--and that it's just possible he's been framed by the partisan, who has become a desperate criminal. Heavily influenced by The Third Man (49), Assassin is a routine action melodrama spiced by genuine Austrian settings. The film was initially released in Great Britain as Venetian Bird (hmmm...sounds a lot like Maltese Falcon). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Assassin
- Richard Todd - Edward Mercer
- John Gregson - Renzo Occello
- Margot Grahame - Rosa Melitus
- John Bailey - Lt. Longo
- Martin Boddey - Gufo
- Sydney Tafler - Boldesca
- Eric Pohlmann - Gostini
- Raymond Young - Luigi
- Eileen Way - Woman Detective
- Meier Tzelniker
- Eva Bartok - Adriana Medova
- George Coulouris - Spadoni
- Walter Rilia - Count Boria
- Sidney James - Bernardo
- Michael Balfour - Moretto
- Miles Malleson - Crespi
- David Hurst - Minelli
- Jill Clifford - Renata
- Ferdinand "Ferdy" Mayne
- Marianne Stone
- Director(s):
- Ralph Thomas
- Writer(s):
- Victor Canning
- Producer(s):
- Betty E. Box
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