Strategy of Terror

"If Their Plot Succeeded...The World Would Never Be the Same!"

1969 1h 30m EN

🤯

9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

MysteryThriller

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

A reporter and a New York City cop team up to find out who is trying to assassinate a UN leader. Film was a re-edit of two Kraft Suspense Theatre episodes.

“If Their Plot Succeeded...The World Would Never Be the Same!”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Hugh O'Brian
Matt Lacey
Barbara Rush
Karen Lownes
Neil Hamilton
Mr. Harkin
Frederick O'Neal
Jacques Serac
Will Corry
Wally Pit
Mort Mills
Victor Pelling
Harry Townes
Richard
Jan Merlin
Jon

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jack Smight
Writers: Robert L. Joseph
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 7

RUNTIME

Did you know

90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 7

ERA

Did you know

57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 7

RUNTIME

Did you know

Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 7

CAST

Did you know

Hugh O'Brian and Barbara Rush and Neil Hamilton carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 7

FACT

Did you know

Marketing tagline: "If Their Plot Succeeded...The World Would Never Be the Same!".

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 7

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt0065042 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 7

WILD

Did you know

Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jack Smight directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
257 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Hugh O'Brian and Barbara Rush and Neil Hamilton carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "If Their Plot Succeeded...The World Would Never Be the Same!".
6IMDB entry: tt0065042 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.