Assault on Agathon

1975 film
  • July 24, 1975 (1975-07-24)
Running time
96 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Assault on Agathon is a 1975 drama film directed by László Benedek and starring Nico Minardos, Nina van Pallandt, Marianne Faithfull and John Woodvine. It is based on a novel by Alan Caillou.

Premise

Cabot Cain is a Western secret agent assigned to stop the mysterious Agathon, an ex-World War II revolutionary, who is committing terrorist acts in Greece and Albania.[1]

Production

Nico Minardos obtained financing for the film from Kjell Qvale, a Bay Area-based automotive entrepreneur who was then the majority shareholder in Jensen Motors. Minardos had approached Qvale for a product placement deal to use a Jensen Interceptor during filming but ultimately convinced Qvale to finance the entire movie.[2]

References

  1. ^ Mavis, Paul (8 June 2015). The Espionage Filmography: United States Releases, 1898 through 1999 - Paul Mavis - Google Books. ISBN 9781476604275. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  2. ^ "Finding Nico (2010)".

External links

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Films directed by László Benedek
  • Song of Russia (1944)
  • The Kissing Bandit (1948)
  • Port of New York (1949)
  • Death of a Salesman (1951)
  • The Wild One (1953)
  • Bengal Brigade (1954)
  • Children, Mother, and the General (1955)
  • Affair in Havana (1957)
  • Recours en grâce (1960)
  • Moment of Danger (1960)
  • Namu, the Killer Whale (1967)
  • Daring Game (1968)
  • The Night Visitor (1971)
  • Assault on Agathon (1977)


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