Operation C.I.A.
| Operation C.I.A. | |
|---|---|
 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Christian Nyby |
| Produced by | Peer J. Oppenheimer |
| Written by |
Bill S. Ballinger Peer J. Oppenheimer |
| Starring |
Burt Reynolds Danielle Aubry John Hoyt Kieu Chinh Vic Diaz Marshall Thompson |
| Music by | Paul Dunlap |
| Cinematography | Richard Moore |
| Edited by |
Joseph Gluck George Watters |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $70,000[1] |
Operation C.I.A. is a 1965 black-and-white spy film directed by Christian Nyby and is also Burt Reynolds' first lead role.
Plot
Secret Agent Mark Andrews arrives for Saigon to prevent the assassination of the American Ambassador.[2]
Production
The film was originally titled Last Message from Saigon with an announcement made in 1964 it would be filmed in Saigon, Hong Kong and Bangkok. Allied Artists filmed A Yank in Viet-Nam on actual South Vietnamese locations, but the security situation had deteriorated to such an extent that the safety of the filmmakers could not be guaranteed.[3]
"I got to fight a boa constrictor and he gave the best performance in the movie," said Reynolds.[4]
In popular culture
Operation C.I.A. was referenced in the Archer episode "The Man from Jupiter", in which Reynolds makes a guest appearance as himself. Sterling Archer claims the film inspired him to become a secret agent, to which Reynolds replies "that film was god-awful."
See also
References
- ↑ BURT PRELUTSKY: Two Centerfolds Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 24 Dec 1972: k14
- ↑ Devine, Jeremy M.Vietnam at 24 Frames a Second: University of Texas Press, p. 22
- ↑ Foley, James. "FatFreeFilm 79 – Peer Oppenheimer". Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ BURT PRELUTSKY: Two Centerfolds Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 24 Dec 1972: k14