To Catch a King

To Catch a King is a 1984 American thriller film directed by Clive Donner and written by Roger O. Hirson. Based on the 1979 novel by Jack Higgins (writing as Harry Patterson), the film stars Robert Wagner, Teri Garr, Horst Janson, John Standing, Barbara Parkins and Marcel Bozzuffi. It premiered on HBO on February 12, 1984.^[1][2]

To Catch a King
Genre	Thriller Drama
Screenplay by	Roger O. Hirson
Story by	Harry Patterson
Directed by	Clive Donner
Starring	Robert Wagner Teri Garr Horst Janson John Standing Barbara Parkins Marcel Bozzuffi
Theme music composer	Nick Bicât
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	António da Cunha Telles Robert E. Fuisz
Producers	Thomas M.C. Johnston Alfred R. Kelman Marc Monnet William F. Storke
Production location	Portugal
Cinematography	Dennis C. Lewiston
Editor	Peter Tanner
Running time	115 minutes
Production companies	Entertainment Partners Gaylord Productions HBO Premiere Films
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	February 12, 1984 (1984-02-12)

Premise

The story is a fictionalized account of Operation Willi.

Cast

• Robert Wagner as Joe Jackson
• Teri Garr as Hannah Winter
• Horst Janson as General Walter Schellenberg
• John Standing as Duke of Windsor
• Barbara Parkins as Duchess of Windsor
• Marcel Bozzuffi as Colonel da Cunha
• Jane Lapotaire as Irene Neumann
• Barry Foster as Max Winter
• Peter Egan as Reinhard Heydrich
• John Patrick as Major Kleiber
• Constantine Gregory as Captain Mohta
• John Barron as Sir Walbert Selby
• Edmund Kente as Lord Walter Monckton
• Peter Woodthorpe as Elric Becker
• Lex van Delden as Egger
• Nicholas Courtney as de Oliveira