United States / Sep 04, 1952
Paris ... a city made for excitement ... excitement on a night made for murder !
1h 25min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ben Astar | Minister of Justice Vajos |
| Willis Bouchey | Biddle, an Editor |
| Earl Lee | Dad Pelham |
| Jay Adler | Henry (uncredited) |
| Frank Arnold | French Reporter (uncredited) |
| Leon Askin | Franz (uncredited) |
| Hanna Axmann-Rezzori | Miss Oster (uncredited) |
| Paul Birch | Colonel Mannix (uncredited) |
| Gail Bonney | Phone Operator (uncredited) |
| Monique Chantal | Phone Operator (uncredited) |
| Gino Corrado | Hungarian Embassy Reporter (uncredited) |
| Marcel De La Brosse | Maitre d' (uncredited) |
| Maurice Doner | Victor (uncredited) |
| Joseph Forte | Barker (uncredited) |
| Paul Frees | Radio Budapest Announcer (uncredited) |
| Gene Gary | Receptionist (uncredited) |
| Don Gibson | Phone Operator (uncredited) |
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| Sam Harris | Customer at Bar (uncredited) |
| Paul Hoffman | Kedor (uncredited) |
| Pál Jávor | Laslo Boros (uncredited) |
| Werner Klingler | Interrogator (uncredited) |
| Don Kohler | Bert (uncredited) |
| Rolf Lindau | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Maurice Marsac | Gendarme (uncredited) |
| Michele Montau | Airport Receptionist (uncredited) |
| György Nagyajtay | Borvitch's Aide (uncredited) |
| Charles H. Radilak | Antique Dealer (uncredited) |
| Suzanne Ridgway | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Fay Roope | American Ambassador (uncredited) |
| Vito Scotti | Italian Reporter (uncredited) |
| André Siméon | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Robert Stevenson | Army Doctor (uncredited) |
| Victor Sutherland | Larry O'Connell (uncredited) |
| Albert Szabo | Recorder (uncredited) |
| Hal Taggart | Herald Tribune Staffer (uncredited) |
| Ken Terrell | Military Aide (uncredited) |
| Sigfrid Tor | Swedish Reporter (uncredited) |
| Peter J. Votrian | Jan Czeki (uncredited) |
| Murvyn Vye | Medical Officer at Prisoner Exchange (uncredited) |
| Georgiana Wulff | Gogo Czeki (uncredited) |
| Mari Blanchard | Wanda Marlowe (scenes deleted) |
| William Woodson | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
Genres
ThrillerDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Assignment: Paris |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Magyar, Français, English, Español |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date | 4 settembre 1952 |
| Production | Jerry Bresler, Samuel Marx |
| Writer | William Bowers, Pauline Gallico, Paul Gallico, Walter Goetz, Jack Palmer White |
| Editing | Charles Nelson, Donald W. Starling |
| Cinematography | Ray Cory, Burnett Guffey |
| Assistant directors | Carter DeHaven, Robert Parrish |
| Camera operators | Ray Cory, Burnett Guffey |
| Additional photography | Ray Cory, Burnett Guffey |
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| Production design | John Meehan, Frank Tuttle |
| Art direction | John Meehan, Frank Tuttle |
| Set decoration | Frank Tuttle, John Meehan |
| Music | George Duning, Morris Stoloff |
| Sound | George Duning, Morris Stoloff |
| Costume design | Jean Louis, Clay Campbell, Helen Hunt |
| Makeup | Clay Campbell, Jean Louis, Helen Hunt |
| Hairstyling | Jean Louis, Clay Campbell, Helen Hunt |
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