Assault on Agathon
{{short description|1975 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Assault on Agathon
| image = Assault on Agathon poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = László Benedek
| producer = Nico Minardos
| based_on = {{based on|Assault on Agathon
novel|Alan Caillou}}
| screenplay = Alan Caillou
| starring = Nico Minardos
Nina van Pallandt
Marianne Faithfull
John Woodvine
| music = Ken Thorne
| cinematography = Giorgos Arvanitis
Aris Stavrou
| editing = Igo Kantor
| distributor = MGM
| released = {{Film date|1975|07|24}}
| runtime = 96 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Assault on Agathon is a 1975 drama film directed by László Benedek and starring Nico Minardos, Nina van Pallandt, Marianne Faithfull and John Woodvine. It is based on a novel by Alan Caillou.
Premise
Cabot Cain is a Western secret agent assigned to stop the mysterious Agathon, an ex-World War II revolutionary, who is committing terrorist acts in Greece and Albania.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ehkcZFT8fMoC&q=assault+on+agathon+plot&pg=PA20 |title=The Espionage Filmography: United States Releases, 1898 through 1999 - Paul Mavis - Google Books |date= 8 June 2015|isbn=9781476604275 |accessdate=2017-07-03|last1=Mavis |first1=Paul }}
Production
Nico Minardos obtained financing for the film from Kjell Qvale, a Bay Area-based automotive entrepreneur who was then the majority shareholder in Jensen Motors. Minardos had approached Qvale for a product placement deal to use a Jensen Interceptor during filming but ultimately convinced Qvale to finance the entire movie.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1676106/|title=Finding Nico (2010)|publisher=}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0072663|title=Assault on Agathon}}
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Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
Category:Films based on British novels
Category:Films directed by László Benedek
Category:Films scored by Ken Thorne
Category:1970s English-language films
Category:English-language drama films
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