Assignment K

Assignment K
Directed by	Val Guest
Produced by	Maurice Foster Ben Arbeid
Written by	Maurice Foster Val Guest Bill Strutton
Based on	Department K 1964 novel by Hartley Howard
Starring	Stephen Boyd Camilla Sparv Michael Redgrave Leo McKern
Music by	Basil Kirchin
Cinematography	Ken Hodges
Edited by	Jack Slade
Production company	Gildor Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	June 1968
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Assignment K is a 1968 Technicolor British thriller film directed by Val Guest in Techniscope, and starring Stephen Boyd, Camilla Sparv, Michael Redgrave and Leo McKern. The film was based on the 1964 novel Department K by Hartley Howard.

A British spy has his cover blown, leading to the East German Stasi kidnapping his girlfriend to try to extract information about his double agents' activities.