Tangier Assignment (Spanish: Billete para Tánger) is a 1955 British-Spanish crime film directed by César Fernández Ardavín and starring Fernando Rey, Bob Simmons and Gustavo Re.[1][2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Tomás Fernández. Location shooting took place around Tangier in Morocco.
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Directed by | César Fernández Ardavín |
Written by | Ted Leversuch Juan Traveller |
Produced by | Richard Fleischer Cyril Parker |
Starring | Fernando Rey Bob Simmons Gustavo Re |
Cinematography | Stan Lipinski Alfonso Nieva |
Edited by | Frank Gilpin Petra de Nieva |
Music by | Guillermo Lazcano Ronnie O'Dell |
Production companies | Hesperia Films S.A. Rock Pictures |
Distributed by | New Realm Pictures Mercurio Films |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
Countries | Spain United Kingdom |
Language | Spanish |
Synopsis
editAn agent goes undercover in Morocco to investigate a smuggling ring, joining forces with a nightclub singer and local police inspector.
Cast
edit- Fernando Rey as Inspector
- Bob Simmons as Peter Valentine
- June Powell as Vicky
- Bill Brandon as Willie
- Ricardo Picazo as Baron
- Gustavo Re as Schuman / Abdul
- Zoraida as Dancer
References
editBibliography
edit- Chibnall, Steve & Murphy, Robert. British Crime Cinema. Routledge, 2005.
- Clinton, Franz Anthony. British Thrillers, 1950–1979: 845 Films of Suspense, Mystery, Murder and Espionage. McFarland, 2020.