Intent to Kill (1958)

Genre : Thriller, Drama

Runtime : 1H 28M

Director : Jack Cardiff
Writer : Jimmy Sangster

Synopsis

While resisting pressure from his upper-class wife to take a higher-paying job in London, a Montreal physician prepares to carry out brain surgery on a Latin American president. They don't suspect that a trio of assassins is also waiting, for their chance to carry out a political assassination on the operating table.

Actors

Richard Todd
Richard Todd
Dr. Bob McLaurin
Betsy Drake
Betsy Drake
Dr. Nancy Ferguson
Herbert Lom
Herbert Lom
Juan Menda
Warren Stevens
Warren Stevens
Finch
Carlo Giustini
Carlo Giustini
Francisco Flores (as Carlo Justini)
Paul Carpenter
Paul Carpenter
O'Brien
Alexander Knox
Alexander Knox
Dr. McNeil
Lisa Gastoni
Lisa Gastoni
Carla Menda
Peter Arne
Peter Arne
Kral
John Crawford
John Crawford
Boyd
Catherine Boyle
Catherine Boyle
Catherine McLaurin

Crews

Jack Cardiff
Jack Cardiff
Director
Jimmy Sangster
Jimmy Sangster
Screenplay
Adrian D. Worker
Adrian D. Worker
Producer
Desmond Dickinson
Desmond Dickinson
Director of Photography
Michael Bryan
Michael Bryan
Novel
Douglas Twiddy
Douglas Twiddy
Production Manager
Tom Simpson
Tom Simpson
Editor
Allan Harris
Allan Harris
Art Direction
Tony Lumkin
Tony Lumkin
Recording Supervision
Frederick Goode
Frederick Goode
Assistant Director
Pamela Davies
Pamela Davies
Continuity
Ernest Day
Ernest Day
Camera Operator
H.L. Bird
H.L. Bird
Sound
Len Shilton
Len Shilton
Sound
Roy Baker
Roy Baker
Sound Editor
Brian Owen-Smith
Brian Owen-Smith
Wardrobe Supervisor
Freddie Williamson
Freddie Williamson
Makeup Artist
Anne Box
Anne Box
Hairdresser
Kenneth V. Jones
Kenneth V. Jones
Music
City of London Sinfonia
City of London Sinfonia
Musician
Muir Mathieson
Muir Mathieson
Conductor

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