Foreign Exchange is a 1970 American action thriller drama spy television film originally aired on ABC and directed by Roy Ward Baker.[1] Its teleplay, written by Jimmy Sangster, was based on his own 1968 novel of the same name.[2] The film starred Robert Horton, Jill St. John, and Sebastian Cabot.[3] It is a sequel to the television film The Spy Killer, which was released the previous year.[4]
Foreign Exchange | |
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Written by | Jimmy Sangster |
Directed by | Roy Ward Baker |
Starring | Robert Horton Jill St. John Sebastian Cabot |
Music by | Johnny Pearson |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Harold D. Cohen |
Producer | Jimmy Sangster |
Cinematography | Arthur Grant |
Editor | Spencer Reeve |
Running time | 75 minutes |
Production companies | American Broadcasting Company Halsan Productions |
Original release | |
Release | January 13, 1970 |
Plot
editWhen a Russian agent is arrested in London, former spy turned private eye John Smith (Robert Horton) is contacted by British Intelligence boss Max (Sebastian Cabot) and asked to participate in a secret operation behind the Iron Curtain. When Smith refuses, his American girlfriend Mary (Jill St. John) is threatened with immediate deportation. Smith reluctantly complies, only to find himself back in the world of espionage in an exchange plot designed to undermine the Russian Secret Service.
Cast
edit- Robert Horton: John Smith
- Sebastian Cabot: Max
- Jill St. John: Mary Harper
- Dudley Foster: Leo
- Clive Graham: Johns
- George Roubicek: Karkov
- Eric Pohlmann: Borensko
- Eric Longworth: Boreman
- Eleanor Summerfield: Mrs. Roberts
References
edit- ^ "Foreign Exchange (1970)". BFI. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "The Spy Killer and Foreign Exchange by Jimmy Sangster". NB. November 18, 2019.
- ^ "Foreign Exchange (1969) - Roy Ward Baker | Cast and Crew | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
- ^ "The Spy Killer (1969)". BFI. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021.
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