Assault on Agathon

Assault on Agathon is a 1975 drama film directed by László Benedek and starring Nico Minardos, Nina van Pallandt, Marianne Faithfull and John Woodvine. It is based on a novel by Alan Caillou.

Assault on Agathon
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Directed by	László Benedek
Screenplay by	Alan Caillou
Based on	Assault on Agathon novel by Alan Caillou
Produced by	Nico Minardos
Starring	Nico Minardos Nina van Pallandt Marianne Faithfull John Woodvine
Cinematography	Giorgos Arvanitis Aris Stavrou
Edited by	Igo Kantor
Music by	Ken Thorne
Distributed by	MGM
Release date	July 24, 1975 (1975-07-24)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Premise

Cabot Cain is a Western secret agent assigned to stop the mysterious Agathon, an ex-World War II revolutionary, who is committing terrorist acts in Greece and Albania.^[1]

Production

Nico Minardos obtained financing for the film from Kjell Qvale, a Bay Area-based automotive entrepreneur who was then the majority shareholder in Jensen Motors. Minardos had approached Qvale for a product placement deal to use a Jensen Interceptor during filming but ultimately convinced Qvale to finance the entire movie.^[2]