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Assignment K
''Assignment K'' is a 1968 British neo noir thriller film directed by Val Guest in Techniscope and starring Stephen Boyd, Camilla Sparv, Michael Redgrave, Leo McKern, Robert Hoffmann and Jeremy Kemp. The film was based on the 1964 novel ''Department K'' by Hartley Howard. Plot A British spy has his cover blown, leading to the East German Stasi kidnapping his girlfriend to try to extract information about his double agents' activities. Cast * Stephen Boyd as Philip Scott * Camilla Sparv as Toni Peters * Michael Redgrave as Harris * Leo McKern as Smith * Robert Hoffmann as Paul Spiegler * Jeremy Kemp as Hal * Jane Merrow as Martine * Carl Möhner as Inspector (as Carl Moehner) * Vivi Bach as Erika Herschel * Werner Peters as Kramer * Dieter Geissler as Kurt * John Alderton as George * Jan Werich as Dr. Spiegler * David Healy as David * Ursula Howells as Estelle * Basil Dignam as Howlett * Geoffrey Bayldon as The Boffin * Joachim Hansen as Heinrich Hers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val Guest
Val Guest (born Valmond Maurice Grossman; 11 December 1911 – 10 May 2006) was an English film director and screenwriter. Beginning as a writer (and later director) of comedy films, he is best known for his work for Hammer, for whom he directed 14 films, and science fiction films. He enjoyed a long career in the film industry from the early 1930s until the early 1980s. Reprinted from ''Reference Guide to British and Irish Film Directors'' Early life and career Guest was born to John Simon Grossman and Julia Ann Gladys Emanuel in Maida Vale, London. He later changed his name to Val Guest (officially in 1939). His father was a jute broker, and the family spent some of Guest's childhood in India before returning to England. His parents divorced when he was young, but this information was kept from him. Instead he was told that his mother had died. He was educated at Seaford College in Sussex, but left in 1927 and worked for a time as a bookkeeper. Guest's initial career was as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East German
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state was a part of the Eastern Bloc in the Cold War. Commonly described as a communist state, it described itself as a socialist "workers' and peasants' state".Patrick Major, Jonathan Osmond, ''The Workers' and Peasants' State: Communism and Society in East Germany Under Ulbricht 1945–71'', Manchester University Press, 2002, Its territory was administered and occupied by Soviet forces following the end of World War II—the Soviet occupation zone of the Potsdam Agreement, bounded on the east by the Oder–Neisse line. The Soviet zone surrounded West Berlin but did not include it and West Berlin remained outside the jurisdiction of the GDR. Most scholars and academics describe the GDR as a totalitarian dictatorship. The GDR was esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joachim Hansen (actor)
Joachim Hansen (28 June 1930 – 13 September 2007) was a German actor. He was best known for film roles in the 1960s and 1970s in which he often portrayed Nazi officers and World War II German officials. Of nearly sixty five film credits, Hansen's most notable roles include ''Der Stern von Afrika'' as Hans-Joachim Marseille, Jürgen Stroop in '' The Eagle Has Landed'', and ''Generaloberst'' Alfred Jodl in ''The Winds of War'' and '' War and Remembrance'' mini-series. Hansen was born in Frankfurt (Oder) and died in Berlin. Selected filmography * '' Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs'' (1955) - Erzherzog Karl von Österreich, Kaiserin Elisabeths Bruder (uncredited) * ''Der Stern von Afrika'' (1957) - Hans-Joachim Marseille * '' Escape from Sahara'' (1958) - Kurt Gerber * ''Laila'' (1958) - Anders Lind * ' (1958) - Lorenz Ophofen * '' Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?'' (1959) - Oberleutnant Gerd Wisse * '' The Forests Sing Forever'' (1959) - Young Dag * ' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Bayldon
Albert Geoffrey Bayldon (7 January 1924 – 10 May 2017) was an English actor. After playing roles in many stage productions, including the works of William Shakespeare, he became known for portraying the title role of the children's series ''Catweazle'' (1969–70). Bayldon's other long-running parts include the Crowman in ''Worzel Gummidge'' (1979–81) and Magic Grandad in the BBC television series ''Watch'' (1995). Early life Bayldon was born in Leeds and attended Bridlington School and Hull College of Architecture. Following service in the Royal Air Force during World War II, he appeared in amateur theatricals and then trained at the Old Vic Theatre School. Career Bayldon enjoyed a substantial stage career, including work in the West End and for the RSC. He made several film appearances in the 1960s and 1970s, including '' King Rat'' (1965), ''To Sir, with Love'' (1967), '' Casino Royale'' (as Q) (1967), the Envy segment of ''The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins'' (1971), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basil Dignam
Basil Dignam (24 October 1905 – 31 January 1979) was an English character actor. Basil Dignam was born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire. Before the acting, he tried many jobs, from a company clerk to a journalist. He acted on film and television between 1948 and 1978. He often appeared as an authority figure, such as Mr Justice Poynter in ''Crown Court,'' as a police officer, army general or peer. Television appearances include ''The Prisoner'': ''Checkmate'' (1967) and ''The Champions'' (1968), as Sir Frederick in episode 2 "The Invisible Man". Personal life He was married to actress Mona Washbourne from 1940 until his death in 1979. His brother Mark Dignam was also a professional actor. Basil Dignam died, aged 73, in Westminster, London. Selected filmography * '' Maytime in Mayfair'' (1949) – Commissionaire (uncredited) * '' Smart Alec'' (1951) – Defending Counsel * '' Two on the Tiles'' (1951) – Ship's Captain * '' The Lady with a Lamp'' (1951) * '' Appointm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ursula Howells
Ursula Howells (17 September 1922 – 16 October 2005) was an English actress whose elegant presence kept her much in demand for roles in film and television. Life and career Howells was born in London, the daughter of composer Herbert Howells, and was educated at St Paul's Girls' School, where her father worked as Director of Music. She made her first stage appearance at Dundee in 1939, in John Drinkwater's ''Bird in Hand'', then moved to Oxford in 1942 and three years later made her London debut at the Embassy Theatre, Swiss Cottage. In 1947, she appeared in the comedy '' Jane'' at the Aldwych Theatre. After several years in the West End, and a brief stint on Broadway where she appeared in ''Springtime for Henry'' in 1951, she began to appear in films. After the death of her father in 1983, Ursula Howells instigated the Herbert Howells Society in 1987, and became a standard bearer for the promotion of his work. She financially supported the recording of his compositions an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Healy (actor)
David Healy (May 15, 1929 – October 25, 1995) was an American actor and singer who appeared in British and American television shows. Healy was born in New York City. His television credits include voices for the Supermarionation series ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'', ''Joe 90'' and '' The Secret Service'', as well as parts in '' UFO'', ''The Troubleshooters'', ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'', ''Strange Report'', ''Dickens of London'', '' Space Precinct'', and ''Dallas''. He also starred as Dr. Watson opposite Ian Richardson's Sherlock Holmes in the 1983 TV film of ''The Sign of Four''. His big screen credits include '' The Double Man'' (1967), '' Only When I Larf'' (1968), ''Assignment K'' (1968), ''Isadora'' (1968), '' Patton'' (1970), ''Lust for a Vampire'' (1971), '' Madame Sin'' (1972), ''Embassy'' (1972), '' Endless Night'' (1972), ''Twilight's Last Gleaming'' (1977), '' Winterspelt'' (1979), ''Supergirl'' (1984), and '' Haunted Honeymoon'' (1986). He also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Werich
Jan Werich (; 6 February 1905 – 31 October 1980) was a Czech actor, playwright and writer. Early life Between 1916 and 1924, Werich attended "reálné gymnasium" (equivalent to high school) in Křemencova Street in Prague (where his future business partner, Jiří Voskovec, also studied). He studied law at the Charles University Law School from 1924 to 1927, from which he made an early departure to begin his artistic career and forge one of the most important partnerships of his life. Career Theater His collaboration with Jiří Voskovec and Jaroslav Ježek lasted for more than 10 years. Their partnership was a platform for their numerous left-wing political satires, most notably in the Osvobozené divadlo (Liberated Theatre). The trio's work took inspiration from Dada, with its love of the absurd, a reaction against bourgeois values and the horrors of World War I. In the years leading up to World War II and the closure of Czechoslovak theatres, Werich, Voskovec and Ježek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Alderton
John Alderton (born 27 November 1940) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in ''Upstairs, Downstairs'', '' Thomas & Sarah'', '' Wodehouse Playhouse'', '' Little Miss'' (original television series), '' Please Sir!'', '' No, Honestly'' and '' Fireman Sam'' (the original series). Alderton has often starred alongside his wife, Pauline Collins. Early life Alderton was born on 27 November 1940 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, the son of Ivy (née Handley) and Gordon John Alderton. He grew up in Hull where he attended Kingston High School. Career Alderton first became familiar to television viewers in 1962, when he played Dr Moone in the ITV soap opera, '' Emergency – Ward 10''. After an uncredited role in ''Cleopatra'' (1963), and appearing in British films such as '' The System'' (1964), '' Assignment K'' (1968), ''Duffy'' (1968) and ''Hannibal Brooks'' (1969), he played the lead in the comedy series '' Please Sir!'', as hapless teacher Mr Hedges, which later resul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werner Peters
Werner Peters (7 July 1918 – 30 March 1971) was a German film actor. He appeared in 102 films between 1947 and 1971. Biography Peters was born in Werlitzsch, Kreis Delitzsch, Prussian Saxony, and died of a heart attack on a promotion tour for his latest film in Wiesbaden, Germany. His film career started with the lead in Wolfgang Staudte's ''Der Untertan'', produced in the young German Democratic Republic. Peters then worked in West Germany, appearing mostly in supporting roles in popular movies. He also established himself in the European and international film industry by frequently playing sinister German or Nazi characters. Peters appeared in two episodes of the 1966 American television espionage drama '' Blue Light''. These were edited together with two other episodes to create the theatrical film ''I Deal in Danger'', released in December 1966, which included his role. Selected filmography * '' The Beaver Coat'' (1949), as Eberhard Schulz * '' Der Kahn der fröh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivi Bach
Vivi Bach (3 September 1939 – 22 April 2013) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 48 films between 1958 and 1974. Bach was born as Vivi Bak in Copenhagen, Denmark, and died on Ibiza, Spain, where she lived with her husband, the Austrian film actor Dietmar Schönherr. Selected filmography * ''Krudt og klunker'' (1958) * ''Pigen og vandpytten'' (1958) * ''Soldaterkammerater rykker ud'' (1959) * ''We Will Never Part'' (1960) * ''Guitars Sound Softly Through the Night'' (1960) * ''Crime Tango'' (1960) * ''Our Crazy Aunts'' (1961) * ''The Adventures of Count Bobby'' (1961) * '' The Sold Grandfather'' (1962) * ''The Post Has Gone'' (1962) * ''Death Drums Along the River'' (1963) * ''Our Crazy Nieces'' (1963) * ''Bullets Don't Argue'' (1964) * ''Holiday in St. Tropez'' (1964) * ''Mozambique'' (1965) * '' Love Italian Style'' (1965) * ''Come to the Blue Adriatic'' (1966) * ''The Spy with Ten Faces'' (1966) * ' (1966) * ''The Pipes'' (1966) * ' (1966) * ''Electra One'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Möhner
Carl Martin Rudolf Möhner (11 August 1921 – 14 January 2005) was an Austrian film actor, director, screenwriter and painter. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1949 and 1976. His most famous roles were as Jo "le Suédois" in the 1955 French heist film ''Rififi'' and as Captain of Battleship Bismarck in the film Sink the Bismarck!. Möhner retired from filming in 1976. He married Wilma Langhamer, a German painter in 1978. In 1979 the couple settled down in McAllen, Texas, where Carl died from Parkinson's disease in 2005. He had two sons, Gunther and Gernot (also actors) from a previous relationship. Selected filmography * ''Vagabonds'' (1949) – (uncredited) * '' Anna Louise and Anton'' (1953) – Höllriegel, Rennfahrer * ''The Last Bridge'' (1954) – Martin Berger * ''Rififi'' (1955) – Jo "le Suédois" * '' The Vulture Wally'' (1956) – Bärenjosef * '' Where the Ancient Forests Rustle'' (1956) – Klaus Baumgartner * ''He Who Must Die'' (1957) – Lukas * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
