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 stars Burt Reynolds.
Premise
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