The Night of the Assassin

Aug 6, 1970

1h 37m

★ 0.0

Overview

During the civil war in Cyprus, an island nation split between the Greeks and the Turks, a British peacekeeping officer is trying to prevent a Greek guerrilla fighter from escalating the violent situation even further.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

War

Production Companies

Avala Film

Roberto Cinematografica

Lisa Film

The Night of the Assassin Trailers

Cast

Colonel Stephen Mallory

Michael Craig

Helena

Eva Renzi

Hermes

Adolfo Celi

Evagoras

Klaus Kinski

General Downes

George Sanders

Nikki

Margaret Lee

Chief of Police

Ennio Balbo

Lt. Tibbitt

Giacomo Rossi Stuart

Pappyanakis

Giuseppe Addobbati

Yani

Mario Novelli

Mr. Anton

Luciano Pigozzi

Alexander

Alessandro Momo

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