Assignment – 1967 | 97 mins | Thriler | Colour

Plot Synopsis

Uninspired and overlong trans-European espionagethriller from the prolific hand of writer/director Val Guest and crisply shotfrom the Technicolor camerawork of Ken Hodges. Leads Stephen Boyd and CamillaSparv are of only marginal interest as supporting players; Leo McKern, MichaelRedgrave and John Alderton provide the few moments of genuine interest.

British agent Philip Scott (Stephen Boyd), codename ‘Mercury’,poses as a toy manufacturer during his frequent forays into Europe, but hiscover is blown and he’s under surveillance by German intelligence. He successfullyreturns to London and delivers the plans for a new missile tracker of a foreignpower to his controller, Harris (Michael Redgrave). His Swedish girlfriend, ToniPeters (Camilla Sparv), is kidnapped by German intelligence, led by Smith (LeoMcKern), who demands to know the names of all his contacts in Munich. So Scottonce again ventures to West Germany.