Strategy of Terror is a 1969 American mystery film directed by Jack Smight, re-edited from a two-part 1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre episode, "In Darkness, Waiting".
| Strategy of Terror | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jack Smight |
| Written by | Robert L. Joseph |
| Produced by | Arthur H. Nadel |
| Starring | Hugh O'Brian Barbara Rush Neil Hamilton Harry Townes |
| Cinematography | Bud Thackery |
| Edited by | Sam E. Waxman |
| Music by | Lyn Murray |
Production company | Roncom Films |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Premise
editA reporter (Barbara Rush) uncovers a plan to assassinate four United Nations (UN) representatives by a right-wing extremist (Neil Hamilton), but no one will believe her, until one New York City cop (Hugh O'Brian teams up with her to uncover the conspiracy.
Cast
edit- Hugh O'Brian as Matt Lacey
- Barbara Rush as Karen Lownes
- Neil Hamilton as Mr. Harkin
- Frederick O'Neal as Jacques Serac
- Will Corry as Wally Pit
- Mort Mills as Victor Pelling
- Harry Townes as Richard
- Jan Merlin as Jon
Reception
editA review by Hal Erickson at AllMovie.com notes that "Frederick O'Neal, a leading light of African American theatre, is superb as a loquacious African UN delegate", and that "Neil Hamilton, onetime silent screen star and future Commissioner Gordon on TV's Batman, is surprisingly sinister as a pompous right-wing fanatic".[1]
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