To Catch a Spy

To Catch a Spy
Original British quad poster by Arnaldo Putzu
Directed by	Dick Clement
Written by	Dick Clement Ian La Frenais
Based on	Catch Me a Spy by George Marton & Tibor Méray
Produced by	Pierre Braunberger Steven Pallos
Starring	Kirk Douglas Marlène Jobert Trevor Howard Tom Courtenay
Cinematography	Christopher Challis
Edited by	John Bloom
Music by	Claude Bolling
Production companies	The Bryna Company Ludgate Films Capitole Films Les Films de la Pléiade
Distributed by	Rank Film Distributors
Release date	6 September 1971 (1971-09-06)
Running time	94 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom France United States
Language	English

To Catch a Spy is a 1971 comedy spy film directed by Dick Clement and starring Kirk Douglas, Marlène Jobert, Trevor Howard, Richard Pearson, Garfield Morgan, Angharad Rees and Robert Raglan.^[1] It was written by Clement and Ian La Frenais. The story is based on the 1969 novel Catch Me a Spy by George Marton and Tibor Méray.

It was a co-production between Britain, the United States and France, which was filmed in Bucharest, Romania. It was also part filmed on Loch Awe and Loch Etive, Scotland, where the gunboat scenes were filmed, and featured Kirk Douglas running through a herd of Highland cattle which were owned by David Fellowes.^[2] It was also released as Catch Me a Spy and Keep Your Fingers Crossed.