Top Cast
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Stewart Granger
James Vine
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Karin Dor
Sandra Perkins
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Rupert Davies
Kommissar Saadi
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Curd Jürgens
Gérard van Looch / Giant
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Adolfo Celi
Henry Perkins
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Scilla Gabel
La Tigra
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Klaus Kinski
Caporetti
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Molly Peters
Vera
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Erika Remberg
Stewardess
Overview
A secret agent is charged with preventing a crime syndicate's plot to assassinate a young heiress.
Rating
1 Reviews
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CinemaSerf6 Nov 22, 2022Stewart Granger is at his most dapper, suave, best in this otherwise completely unremarkable effort that offers a hybrid "Bond" meets "UNCLE" scenario. Luckily for us, it has the consummate baddie Curd Jürgens as his deadly foe and the scenes they have together, mostly towards the end, are what redeems it from serious mediocrity. It's all about "Sandra" (Karin Dor) who meets our charmer on an aircraft. He ("James Vine") has to land the thing, saving all the passengers, and soon discovers that she is about to come into $70-odd million on her 25th birthday and that there are moves afoot in certain quarters to try and prevent that anniversary from happening. What ensues are a series of fun escapades and the pair try to stay one step ahead of their pursuers who have a habit of using brain-washing as their preferred means of controlling their subjects. The ending is rotten, but there is certainly some fun to be had en route. The cast are enjoying themselves and the production is reasonable, if hardly one that would trouble Messrs. Broccoli and Saltzman. Speaking of them, Adolfo Celi makes an appearance too (sans eyepatch), and we've a bit of Klaus Kinski at his malevolent best too. Aim low and you ought not to be too disappointed - it's all about the stars.
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