Candidato per un Assassino (1969)

Film details

Featuring

John Richardson Anita Ekberg Margaret Lee
Director

José Maria Elorrieta
Countries

Spain Italy
Year

1969
Genre

Thriller
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

If the Shroud Fits Working
Un Sudario a la Medida Alternative
Candidate for a Killing Alternative

Synopsis

Crime thriller: a hitchhiker in the South of France, hired ostensibly to divert the attention of business rivals, discovers that he is the double to an assassin wanted by the police and has been hired to be killed in place of the assassin.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Nicholas Warfield
    
    John Richardson
  - Jacqueline
    
    Anita Ekberg
  - Kina Lund
    
    Margaret Lee
  - Marcus August
    
    Fernando Rey
  - cast member
    
    Poldo Pendandi
  - cast member
    
    María Martín
  - cast member
    
    Giuseppe Pertile
  - cast member
    
    Fernando Hilbeck
  - cast member
    
    Dante Cleri
  - cast member
    
    Juan Olaguivel
  - cast member
    
    Barta Barri
  - cast member
    
    Ralph Neville
  - cast member
    
    David Hiller
  - cast member
    
    John Naylor
  - cast member
    
    Gordon Bray
  - cast member
    
    Beni Deus
  - cast member
    
    Alejandra Nilo
  - cast member
    
    Elsa Zarola
  - cast member
    
    John Acheson
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    José Maria Elorrieta
  - US dubbed version director
    
    Sidney Pink
  - Assistant Director
    
    Manuel Morino
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    A.I.C.A. Cinematografica
  - Production Company
    
    F.I.S.A. - Films Internacionales Sociedad Anonyma
  - Producer
    
    Stanley Abrams
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Giacinto Solito
  - Screenplay
    
    Aurelio López Monis
  - US dubbed version screenplay
    
    John Melson
  - Additional dialogue
    
    Jan Lowell
  - Additional dialogue
    
    Lowell, Bob
  - Original story
    
    Aurelio López Monis
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Miguel F. Mila
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Javier Morán
  - US dubbed version editor
    
    Derek Parsons
  Design:
  - Art Director
    
    Wolfgang Burmann
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Bill Conti

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Candidato per un Assassino (1969)

Film details

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Synopsis

Cast & Credits

Cast

Credits

Direction:

Production:

Writing:

Photography:

Editing:

Design:

Music:

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