Assignment: Paris
Assignment: Paris
Assignment: Paris
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1952
1h 25m
5.5(17 votes)
Thriller
Drama

Overview

Paris-based New York Herald Tribune reporter Jimmy Race is sent by his boss behind the Iron Curtain in Budapest to investigate a meeting involving the Hungarian ambassador.

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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Videos & Trailers

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Cast & Crew

49 members
Acting

Dana Andrews

Jimmy Race

Dana Andrews
Acting

George Sanders

Nicholas Strang

George Sanders
Acting

Audrey Totter

Sandy Tate

Audrey Totter
Acting

Märta Torén

Jeanne Moray

Märta Torén
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Sandro Giglio

Gabor Czeki, alias Grisha

Sandro Giglio
Acting

Donald Randolph

Anton Borvitch

Donald Randolph
Acting

Herbert Berghof

Prime Minister Andreas Ordy

Herbert Berghof
Acting

Ben Astar

Minister of Justice Vajos

Ben Astar
Acting

Willis Bouchey

Biddle, an Editor

Willis Bouchey
Acting

Earl Lee

Dad Pelham

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Acting

Jay Adler

Henry (uncredited)

Jay Adler
Acting

Frank Arnold

French Reporter (uncredited)

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Leon Askin

Franz (uncredited)

Leon Askin
Acting

Hanna Axmann-Rezzori

Miss Oster (uncredited)

Hanna Axmann-Rezzori
Acting

Paul Birch

Colonel Mannix (uncredited)

Paul Birch
Acting

Gail Bonney

Phone Operator (uncredited)

Gail Bonney
Acting

Monique Chantal

Phone Operator (uncredited)

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Gino Corrado

Hungarian Embassy Reporter (uncredited)

Gino Corrado
Acting

Marcel De La Brosse

Maitre d' (uncredited)

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Maurice Doner

Victor (uncredited)

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Joseph Forte

Barker (uncredited)

Joseph Forte
Acting

Paul Frees

Radio Budapest Announcer (uncredited)

Paul Frees
Acting

Gene Gary

Receptionist (uncredited)

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Don Gibson

Phone Operator (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

Customer at Bar (uncredited)

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Paul Hoffman

Kedor (uncredited)

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Pál Jávor

Laslo Boros (uncredited)

Pál Jávor
Directing

Werner Klingler

Interrogator (uncredited)

Werner Klingler
Acting

Don Kohler

Bert (uncredited)

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Rolf Lindau

Doctor (uncredited)

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Maurice Marsac

Gendarme (uncredited)

Maurice Marsac
Acting

Michele Montau

Airport Receptionist (uncredited)

Michele Montau
Acting

György Nagyajtay

Borvitch's Aide (uncredited)

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Charles H. Radilak

Antique Dealer (uncredited)

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Suzanne Ridgway

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway
Acting

Fay Roope

American Ambassador (uncredited)

Fay Roope
Acting

Vito Scotti

Italian Reporter (uncredited)

Vito Scotti
Acting

André Siméon

Waiter (uncredited)

André Siméon
Acting

Robert Stevenson

Army Doctor (uncredited)

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Victor Sutherland

Larry O'Connell (uncredited)

Victor Sutherland
Acting

Albert Szabo

Recorder (uncredited)

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Acting

Hal Taggart

Herald Tribune Staffer (uncredited)

Hal Taggart
Acting

Ken Terrell

Military Aide (uncredited)

Ken Terrell
Acting

Sigfrid Tor

Swedish Reporter (uncredited)

Sigfrid Tor
Acting

Peter J. Votrian

Jan Czeki (uncredited)

Peter J. Votrian
Acting

Murvyn Vye

Medical Officer at Prisoner Exchange (uncredited)

Murvyn Vye
Acting

Georgiana Wulff

Gogo Czeki (uncredited)

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Acting

Mari Blanchard

Wanda Marlowe (scenes deleted)

Mari Blanchard
Acting

William Woodson

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

William Woodson

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