A Man Could Get Killed

A Man Could Get Killed
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
Based onthe novel "Diamonds For Danger" by David E. Walker
Produced byRobert Arthur
Starring
CinematographyGábor Pogány
Edited byAlma Macrorie
Music by
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • March 25, 1966 (1966-03-25) (United States)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Man Could Get Killed is a 1966 American adventure comedy film directed by Ronald Neame and Cliff Owen, shot on various locations in Portugal and starring James Garner, Melina Mercouri, Sandra Dee, Anthony Franciosa, and Robert Coote. Filmed scenes with Jenny Agutter, then 14, did not appear in the final cut.

The screenplay was written by Richard L. Breen, and T. E. B. Clarke and David E. Walker based on Walker's novel Diamonds for Moscow (American title Diamonds for Danger), published in 1956. The film introduced the melody of "Strangers in the Night" by German composer Bert Kaempfert, which won the Golden Globe Award for "Best Original Song in a Motion Picture" of 1967.