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1960 British film by Michael Winner

Shoot to Kill
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Directed byMichael Winner
Written byMichael Winner
Produced byOlive Negus-Fancey
Starring
CinematographyAdolph Burger
Edited byMonica Kimick
Music byCy Payne
Production
company		E.J. Fancey Productions
Distributed byNew Realm Pictures
Release date
  • 1960 (1960)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Shoot to Kill is a 1960 British crime film directed by Michael Winner and starring Dermot Walsh, Joy Webster and John M. East. It was Winner's first film as a director, and Lynn Redgrave's first speaking role.

Plot

Showbiz reporter Mike Roberts and diplomatic correspondent Lee Fisher tackle Communist agent Boris Altovitch.

Cast

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: A cramped and clumsy spy thriller, set in Geneva, and trite in every respect."

References

  1. "Shoot to Kill". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  2. Shail, Robert (2007). British Film Directors: A Critical Guide. Edinburgh University Press. p. 214. ISBN 9780748622313.
  3. "Shoot to Kill". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 28 (324): 12. 1 January 1961 – via ProQuest.

External links

Films directed by Michael Winner
Features
Shorts
  • Old Mac (1961)
  • Behave Yourself (1962)


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