The Venetian Affair is a 1967 spy film directed by Jerry Thorpe and starring Robert Vaughn and Elke Sommer.[1] It is based on a novel of the same name by Helen MacInnes.[2][3][4]
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Directed by | Jerry Thorpe |
Written by | E. Jack Neuman |
Produced by | E. Jack Neuman Jerry Thorpe |
Starring | Robert Vaughn Elke Sommer Felicia Farr Karl Boehm Boris Karloff Roger C. Carmel Luciana Paluzzi |
Cinematography | Milton R. Krasner |
Edited by | Henry Berman |
Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
A former CIA agent, Bill Fenner, now a downbeat, loner journalist, is sent to Venice to investigate the shock suicide bombing by an American diplomat at a peace conference.
CIA chief Frank Rosenfeld specifically requests Fenner come out of retirement because one of the suspects in the case is Fenner's ex-wife, Sandra Fane, who is believed to be a Communist sympathizer. A secret report by Dr. Vaugiroud could be the key, but Fenner's and Fane's lives are greatly endangered, particularly at the hands of a mysterious man named Wahl, while trying to unravel the plot.
The Venetian Affair was shot on location in Venice, Italy.[5]
The Venetian Affair was released in theatres on January 18, 1967. The film was released on DVD by Warner Archive Collection on October 18, 2011.[6]
Bosley Crowther of The New York Times wrote in his review: "It's a totally inane and posy picture about an American newspaper photographer who gets involved in an international intrigue in Venice which has something to do with obtaining a secret report. [...] Some nice color photography in Venice is the only plus feature of this film, which is based on a novel by Helen MacInnes."[7]