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Intent to Kill is a British film of genre Drama directed by Jack Cardiff released in USA on 31 march 1959 with Richard Todd
Intent to Kill (1958)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 31 march 1959
Length 1h28
Directed by Jack Cardiff
OriginUnited-kingdom
Themes Medical-themed films
Rating66%
For the 1992 film, see Intent to Kill (1992 film). For the legal term, see Voluntary manslaughter.
Intent to Kill is a 1958 British thriller film directed by Jack Cardiff and starring Richard Todd, Betsy Drake and Herbert Lom. The film was based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Brian Moore (written under the pen-name Michael Bryan). It was shot on location in Montreal, Canada, with an international cast of European and North American actors.
Synopsis
Having previously survived an assassination attempt, Juan Menda (Lom), president of an unspecified South American country, is moved to Montreal under an anonymous pseudonym for treatment of a potentially fatal cranial blood clot. His political opponents have got wind of his whereabouts and hire a trio of Canadian hitmen to finish the job. Menda's aide Francisco (Carlo Giustini) is also in town, and unknown to Menda he is actually a prime-mover in the assassination plot, keeping close to Menda while duplicitously passing on information to the would-be killers. Not only is Francisco an unsuspected political arch-rival, but he is also keeping an eye on Menda's glamorous wife Carla (Lisa Gastoni), with whom he fancies his chances once Menda is out of the way.Actors
Richard Todd
(Dr. Bob McLaurin)
Betsy Drake
(Dr. Nancy Ferguson)
Herbert Lom
(Juan Menda)
Warren Stevens
(Finch)
Paul Carpenter
(O'Brien)
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