| Release Date | 17 October 1975 |
| Tagline | This is Mr. Curtis. He has permission to bloody you, compromise you, blackmail you and if all else fails... |
| Genre | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | UKAustriaUSA |
| Filming Locations | Gmunden, Upper Austria, Austria |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Unglamorized Spy Film |
| Niche Genre | Spy Film |
| Tags | Agent [representative], Corruption, Criminal, Espionage, Exile, Head [body Part], Politician, Radical, Return, Third World, Totalitarianism, Tyrant |
Permission to Kill, also known as The Executioner, is a 1975 spy film thriller made by Sascha-Verleih and distributed by AVCO Embassy Pictures. It was directed by Cyril Frankel and produced by Paul Mills from a screenplay by Robin Estridge. The film had original music by Richard Rodney Bennett and the cinematography was by Freddie Young.