Shoot to Kill (1960 film)

Shoot to Kill
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Directed by	Michael Winner
Written by	Michael Winner
Produced by	Olive Negus-Fancey
Starring	Dermot Walsh Joy Webster John M. East
Cinematography	Adolph Burger
Edited by	Monica Kimick
Music by	Cy Payne
Production company	E.J. Fancey Productions
Distributed by	New Realm Pictures
Release date	1960 (1960)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Shoot to Kill is a 1960 British crime film directed by Michael Winner and starring Dermot Walsh, Joy Webster and John M. East.^[1][2] It was Winner's first film as a director, and Lynn Redgrave's first speaking role.

Plot

Showbiz reporter Mike Roberts and diplomatic correspondent Lee Fisher tackle Communist agent Boris Altovitch.

Cast

• Dermot Walsh as Mike Roberts
• Joy Webster as Lee Fisher
• John M. East as Boris Altovitch
• Frank Hawkins as Neale Patterson
• Zoreen Ismail as Anna
• Theodore Wilhelm as Nikolai
• Victor Beaumont as Nauman
• Ronald Adam as Wood
• Lynn Redgrave as bit part (uncredited)

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: A cramped and clumsy spy thriller, set in Geneva, and trite in every respect."^[3]

References

1. "Shoot to Kill". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
2. Shail, Robert (2007). British Film Directors: A Critical Guide. Edinburgh University Press. p. 214. ISBN 9780748622313.
3. "Shoot to Kill". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 28 (324): 12. 1 January 1961 – via ProQuest.

External links

• Shoot to Kill at IMDb