The Executioner (1970 film)

The Executioner
Film poster
Directed bySam Wanamaker
Written byJack Pulman
Story byGordon McDonell
Produced byCharles H. Schneer
StarringGeorge Peppard
CinematographyDenys N. Coop
(as Denys Coop)
Edited byR. Watts
Music byRon Goodwin
Color processEastmancolor
Production
company
Ameran Films
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • 2 July 1970 (1970-07-02) (London)
  • September 16, 1970 (1970-09-16) (NYC)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Executioner is a 1970 British Cold War neo noir spy thriller film directed by Sam Wanamaker in Panavision and starring George Peppard as secret agent John Shay who suspects his colleague Adam Booth, played by Keith Michell, is a double agent. In the film, Peppard's character tries to prove the double role of his colleague to his spy-masters and when he fails to do so he kills him.[1][2] It was produced by Charles H. Schneer for Columbia Pictures and filmed in Panavision and Eastmancolor.[3][4]

  1. ^ Wesley Alan Britton (1 January 2006). Onscreen And Undercover: The Ultimate Book of Movie Espionage. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 94–. ISBN 978-0-275-99281-1. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  2. ^ Jerry Roberts (5 June 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. p. 610. ISBN 978-0-8108-6378-1. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  3. ^ Entertainment World. Vol. 2. Entertainment World Publications. 1970. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference TCM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).