''To Commit a Murder'' (France: ''Peau d'espion'') is a 1967 French

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starring

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. It was one of a series of thrillers directed by Edouard Molinaro in the 1960s.Pierre Perrone, Obituary for Edouard Molinaro, ''The Independent'' 19 December 2013
accessed 25 January 2014 The film was based on the 1967 novel ''Peau d'espion'' by Jacques Robert.

Plot

A playboy writer gets involved in a plot to kidnap a scientist and take him to Red China.

Cast

as Charles Beaulieu *

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as Gertraud *

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as Maggiore Rhone * Edmond O'Brien as Sphax * Maurice Garrel as Black * Fabrizio Capucci as Cecil * Gamil Ratib as Belloum * Giuseppe Addobbati as Moranez

References

External links

*
''To Commit a Murder''
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1967 films French neo-noir films 1960s spy films French spy films Films directed by Édouard Molinaro Cold War spy films Films set in Heidelberg Films set in West Germany Films based on French novels 1960s French films Gaumont (company) films Films based on works by Jacques Robert (writer) {{1960s-France-film-stub