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A bar-owning spy vs. three killers in 1972 TV thriller chaos. Scheider's pre-Jaws glow-up!
TMDB
80
IMDb
59

Assignment: Munich (1972)

criminally forgottenTV-movie gritEuro-cheap thrills

Overview

TV MovieThriller

Undercover agent, using his bar as a front, battles three killers to find a stolen fortune.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Roy Scheider's simmering intensity before he became THE Roy Scheider.

Production

Munich locations adding accidental Cold War authenticity on 1972 TV budget.

Best for:Streaming: Late-night discovery for vintage TV-movie archaeologists.·Solo: Solo viewing with Wikipedia open to confirm this exists.
David Lowell Rich

Director

David Lowell Rich

ReleasedApr 30, 1972
Runtime1h 40m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
MGM Television

Top Cast

Richard Basehart

Richard Basehart

Maj. Barney Caldwell

Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider

Jack Webster

Lesley Ann Warren

Lesley Ann Warren

Cathy Lange

Werner Klemperer

Werner Klemperer

Insp. Hoffman

Mike Kellin

Mike Kellin

Gus

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Trivia

Shot on location in Munich mere months before the Olympic hostage crisis made the title accidentally topical.

Cultural

This aired as ABC Movie of the Week during the network's 1971-1974 golden age of surprisingly grim TV films.

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