Deadly salute

Movie
German title	Deadly salute
Original title	Cross plot
Country of production	Great Britain
original language	English
Publishing year	1969
length	96 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Alvin Rakoff
script	Leigh Vance
production	Robert S. Baker Johnny Goodman Roger Moore
music	Stanley Black
camera	Brendan J. Stafford
cut	Bert Rule
occupation
Roger Moore : Gary Fenn Martha Hyer : Jo Grinling Alexis Kanner : Tarquin Claudie Lange : Marla Kugash Derek Francis : Sir Charles Moberley Ursula Howells : Maggi Thwaites Bernard Lee : Mr. Chilmore Francis Matthews : Ruddock Dudley Sutton : Warren Mona Bruce : Myrna Veronica Carlson : Dinah Michael Culver : Jim Gabrielle Drake : Celia Tim Preece : Sebastian Norman Eshley : Athol David Battley : Groom David Prowse : Wedding guest
synchronization

Deadly Salute (Original title: Crossplot ) is a British thriller from 1969 in which Alvin Rakoff directed. The main roles were played by Roger Moore , Martha Hyer and Alexis Kanner .

action

Advertising executive Gary Fenn enjoyed a carefree life in 1960s London. He is popular with everyone and has a weakness for women. He is currently working on a new campaign with the Hungarian top model Marla, but it turns out that a Marla overheard the planning of a political assassination by accident and is therefore being pursued with the aim of killing her. The perplexed Gary doesn't really know what is happening to him when he is chased by both criminals and the police who try to accuse him of a crime.

background

• During this time, Bernard Lee already played M, the boss of James Bond , who played Roger Moore from 1973.
• The film had a budget of roughly $ 1 million.

Reviews

"Cumbersome series crime thriller with the usual clichés, whose poor story was forcibly drawn to the length of a feature film."

- Lexicon of international film .

"When 007 was only good enough for the first digit."

- cinema.de .

“English crime comedy that presents pleasant entertainment despite the lack of suspense. Well suited for ages 16+. "

- Protestant film observer

synchronization

role	actor	Voice actor
Gary Fenn	Roger Moore	Uwe Friedrichsen
Jo Grinling	Martha Hyer	Renate Küster
Tarquin	Alexis Kanner	?
Marla Kugash	Claudie Lange	Helga Trümper
Sir Charles Moberley	Derek Francis	Erich Fiedler
Maggi Thwaites	Ursula Howells	?
Mr. Chilmore	Bernard Lee	Konrad Wagner

Web links

• Crossplot in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Deadly Salute. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .  
2. ^ Tödlicher Salut at cinema.de
3. ↑ Evangelical Press Association Munich, Review No. 236/1970
4. ↑ German synchronous database