Directed by:
Sidney HayersScreenplay:
John KruseCinematography:
Ken HodgesCast:
Frank Finlay, Freddie Jones, Lesley-Anne Down, Tony Beckley, James Cosmo, Suzy Kendall, Patrick Jordan, Allan Cuthbertson, Pat Gorman, Marianne Stone (more)Plots(1)
When a schoolgirl rapist escalates to murder, Det. Chief Supt. Velyan faces an agonising choice when the girl's teacher - who saw the maniac in pursuit of his second victim - offers to put herself in harm's way in an effort to catch the killer! A hard-hitting psychological thriller, Assault stars Frank Finlay as a career policeman willing to employ unorthodox methods to catch a sleazy murderer and Suzy Kendall as a plucky teacher willing to put her life in jeopardy to help him do so. (Network)
(more)Cast
Frank Finlay
UK
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
The Longest Day (1962)
Prime Suspect 6 (2003) (TV movie)
Freddie Jones
UK
Best movies:
The Elephant Man (1980)
And the Ship Sails On (1983)
The Last Butterfly (1990)
Lesley-Anne Down
UK
Best movies:
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
The First Great Train Robbery (1978)
North and South (1985) (series)
Tony Beckley
UK
Best movies:
The Long Day's Dying (1968)
Falstaff (1965)
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
James Cosmo
UK
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
Braveheart (1995)
Trainspotting (1996)
Suzy Kendall
UK
Best movies:
To Sir, with Love (1967)
Thunderball (1965)
Fear Is the Key (1972)
Patrick Jordan
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Allan Cuthbertson
Australia
Best movies:
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
Room at the Top (1959)
Freud (1962)
Pat Gorman
UK
Best movies:
The Elephant Man (1980)
Batman (1989)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Marianne Stone
UK
Best movies:
Tiger Bay (1959)
To Sir, with Love (1967)
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
David Essex
UK
Best movies:
Shogun Warrior (1991)
Assault (1971)
The Guvnors (2014)
Tom Chatto
UK
Best movies:
Battle of Britain (1969)
Quatermass 2 (1957)
Assault (1971)
Reg Thomason
UK
Best movies:
The Sign of Four (1983) (TV movie)
Battle of Britain (1969)
The One That Got Away (1957)
John Stone
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Reach for the Sky (1956)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Joe Wadham
Best movies:
Never Let Go (1960)
The Frightened City (1961)
Assault (1971)
James Laurenson
New Zealand
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Wolf Hall (2015) (series)
Charles Rayford
Best movies:
A Night to Remember (1958)
Scum (1979)
Repulsion (1965)
Anthony Ainley
UK
Best movies:
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Joanna (1968)
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
Dilys Hamlett
UK
Best movies:
Assault (1971)
Miss Marple: The Moving Finger (1985) (TV movie)