Assignment – Paris! is a 1952 American Cold War film noir directed by Robert Parrish and starring Dana Andrews, Märta Torén, George Sanders and Audrey Totter. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.
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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. While on assignment, Race is framed for espionage.
Cast
Dana Andrews as Jimmy Race
Märta Torén as Jeanne Moray
George Sanders as Nicholas Strang
Audrey Totter as Sandy Tate
Sandro Giglio as Gabor Czeki alias Grisha
Donald Randolph as Anton Borvich
Herbert Berghof as Prime Minister Andreas Ordy
Ben Astar as Minister of Justice Vajos
Willis Bouchey as Biddle - Editor
Earl Lee as Dad Pelham
Pál Jávor as Laslo Boros
Georgiana Wulff as Gogo Czeki
Production
Phil Karlson was the original director, but was fired during filming.
It was filmed on location in Paris and Budapest.