Tangier Assignment

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.

Tangier Assignment
Directed byCésar Fernández Ardavín
Written byTed Leversuch
Juan Traveller
Produced byRichard Fleischer
Cyril Parker
StarringFernando Rey
Bob Simmons
Gustavo Re
CinematographyStan Lipinski
Alfonso Nieva
Edited byFrank Gilpin
Petra de Nieva
Music byGuillermo Lazcano
Ronnie O'Dell
Production
companies
Hesperia Films S.A.
Rock Pictures
Distributed byNew Realm Pictures
Mercurio Films
Release date
25 July 1955
Running time
82 minutes
CountriesSpain
United Kingdom
LanguageSpanish

Synopsis

An agent goes undercover in Morocco to investigate a smuggling ring, joining forces with a nightclub singer and local police inspector.

Cast

  • 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

  1. Clinton p.245-46
  2. Chibnall & Murphy p.231

Bibliography

  • 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.
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