The Spy Killer

• Director: Roy Ward Baker
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• Genre: Action
• Movie Type: Glamorized Spy Film
• Themes: Traitorous Spies/Double Agents, Private Eyes
• Release Year: 1969
• Country: US
• Run Time: 74 minutes

Plot

Written by horror-film specialist Jimmy Sangster, Spy Killer stars Robert Horton as a secret agent turned private eye. Framed for murder, Horton is released, but only after promising that he'll track down a book containing a list of government agents who are operating covertly in Red China. The reluctant spy discovers that he can't completely trust anyone in this endeavor--not even his former chief (Sebastian Cabot). Spy Killer was produced for American television by Britain's Hammer Films, then released theatrically overseas. The film spawned a sequel, Foreign Exchange (70), once again starring Robert Horton and Sebastian Cabot, with Jill St. John reprising her heroine role from Spy Killer. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Sebastian Cabot; Robert Horton; Barbara Shelley; Jill St. John

Credit

Scott MacGregor - Art Director, Roy Ward Baker - Director, Spencer Reeve - Editor, Harold D. Cohen - Executive Producer, Johnny Pearson - Composer (Music Score), Arthur Grant - Cinematographer, Jimmy Sangster - Producer, Jimmy Sangster - Teleplay By