Embassy (film)
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Embassy is a 1972 film
based on a spy thriller novel by Stephen Coulter
. It was a British film
directed by Gordon Hessler
, written by John Bird
and William Fairchild, and with music scored by Biddu
.
The film starred Richard Roundtree
as a CIA officer, Ray Milland
as an Ambassador, Max von Sydow
as a Russian defector taking refuge at the embassy, and Chuck Connors
as a KGB
assassin posing as a U.S. Air Force officer. Broderick Crawford
played the embassy Regional Security Officer
, Frank Dunniger, who had to capture and hide the KGB man while the CIA smuggled the defector out of town.
1972 in film
The year 1972 in film involved some significant events.-Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:*Avanti!, directed by Billy Wilder, starring Jack Lemmon and Juliet MillsB...
based on a spy thriller novel by Stephen Coulter
Stephen Coulter
Stephen Coulter is an English novelist, journalist, and, as James Mayo, the author of several spy and adventure thrillers.His series character Charles Hood, a James Bond clone, is an art-loving British spy. Coulter was also friends with Bond creator Ian Fleming...
. It was a British film
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
directed by Gordon Hessler
Gordon Hessler
Gordon Hessler is a British film and television director, screenwriter, and producer.He was raised in England and studied at the University of Reading. While a teenager, he moved to the United States and directed a series of short films and documentaries...
, written by John Bird
John Bird
John Bird may refer to:* John Bird , British actor and comedian* John Bird , founder of The Big Issue* John Bird , British astronomer and instrument designer...
and William Fairchild, and with music scored by Biddu
Biddu
Biddu or Biddu Appaiah is an Indian-British music producer, composer, song-writer and singer who produced and composed many hit records worldwide during a career spanning five decades...
.
The film starred Richard Roundtree
Richard Roundtree
Richard Roundtree is an American actor and former fashion model. He is best known for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft and in its two sequels, Shaft's Big Score and Shaft in Africa .-Personal life:Born in New Rochelle, New York, Richard Roundtree graduated from...
as a CIA officer, Ray Milland
Ray Milland
Ray Milland was a Welsh actor and director. His screen career ran from 1929 to 1985, and he is best remembered for his Academy Award–winning portrayal of an alcoholic writer in The Lost Weekend , a sophisticated leading man opposite a corrupt John Wayne in Reap the Wild Wind , the murder-plotting...
as an Ambassador, Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow is a Swedish actor. He has also held French citizenship since 2002. He has starred in many films and had supporting roles in dozens more...
as a Russian defector taking refuge at the embassy, and Chuck Connors
Chuck Connors
Chuck Connors was an American actor, writer, and professional basketball and baseball player. His best known role from his forty-year film career was Lucas McCain in the 1960s ABC hit Western series The Rifleman....
as a KGB
KGB
The KGB was the commonly used acronym for the . It was the national security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 until 1991, and was the premier internal security, intelligence, and secret police organization during that time.The State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus currently uses the...
assassin posing as a U.S. Air Force officer. Broderick Crawford
Broderick Crawford
Broderick Crawford was an Academy Award-winning American stage, film, radio and TV actor, often cast in tough-guy roles and best known for his starring role in the television series "Highway Patrol."-Early life:...
played the embassy Regional Security Officer
Regional Security Officer
Regional Security Officer is the title given to special agents of the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service serving overseas. The RSO is the principal security attaché and advisor to the U.S. Ambassador at American Embassies and consulates. Working for the U.S...
, Frank Dunniger, who had to capture and hide the KGB man while the CIA smuggled the defector out of town.
External links
- http://filmsdefrance.com/FDF_Embassy_1972_rev.html
- http://www.bcult.it/scheda.asp?Id=12831
- http://filmsdefrance.com/FDF_Embassy_1972_rev.html
- http://www.bcult.it/scheda.asp?Id=12831