Overview of secret agent fireball, 1966, directed by martin donan, with richard harrison, dominique boschero, wandisa guida, at turner classic movies. An american cia agent must find the whereabouts of valuable microfilm that was smuggled over by two russian. Richard harrison, dominique boschero, luciano pigozzi action glamorized spy film spy film. It only suffers from the stagebound, lowbudget problems of most english films of that era.
Eurospy film, or spaghetti spy film,123 is a genre of spy films produced in. Secret agent 101 1966 1224 1966 jp crime 1h 30m user score. Secret agent aka danger man complete series internet archive. The secret agent, novel by joseph conrad, first published serially in the new york weekly ridgeways in 190607 and in book form in 1907. Media in category secret agent 1936 film the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. Directed by luciano martino and starring richard harrison. The secret agent 1996 letterboxd your life in film. The killers are challenged is filled with a cast of gorgeous women susy anderson, wandisa guida also in secret agent fireball, janine reynaud, and mitsouko. Just as he is about to get the film, a russian spy grabs it, tells him that he is a double agent, grabs the niece, and rushes off in a stolen speed boat.
Secret agent fireballdvd from the grindhouse cinema database tv soundtrack cd details and availability. All in all, a quirky but enjoyable early hitchcock film. Carlo savinas secret agent fireball 1965 and teo usuellis operation atlantis 1965 were released by the cam label as digital downloads. The secret agent is christopher hamptons second film. Lucky the inscrutable himself, plays a tough secret agent out to stop a candydrugging arch villain. In fact, it was a real treat to see a woman play the villain in one of these movies. Secret agent fireball 1966 agent carla calo in skirt and trench coat, tries to distract enemy agents from shooting the hero, but winds up taking 2 slugs in the back while running away.
It was released in the united states by american international pictures as secret agent fireball to exploit the then current 007 film, thunderball and double billed with spy in your eye. All have terrific parts and most arent forced to play the stereotypical bond girl type role. Le spie uccidono a beirut starring richard harrison music by carlo savina directed by luciano martino. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This film comes from a widescreen import print in very nice picture quality.
An american cia agent must find the whereabouts of top secret microfilm that was smuggled over by two russian scientists who had been hoping to defect. Femme fatalities message board view topic big os youtube. This essay is the first of its kind to look academically at the italian eurospy films, a genre cycle overshadowed by scholarly work done on other italian film cycles. He wrote the screenplay for the fab dangerous liasons, and then made his directorial debut last year with carrington, which i thought was good, but not quite up to the hype it generated. With marty allen, steve rossi, john williams, nancy sinatra. What is the secret agent about and why should i care.
The series featured patrick mcgoohan as secret agent john drake. An american cia agent must find the whereabouts of valuable microfilm that was smuggled over by two russian scientists who had been hoping to defect. Secret agent fireball le spie uccidono a beirut the spies kill in beirut aka operation. Martino keeps the film lively and never lets it overstay its welcome in one place for too long. The agent that resigned in the prisoner is probably john drake of secret agent. Even if i didnt like 60s and some later spy movies, i would still hate that bond ripoff label that they almost all get at least, the escapist ones. Sure, they owe a lot to the bond movies, but they arent copies. See also itc film distributors, itv studios, itc home video. Drake takes his place and must discover the truth while making sure he doesnt meet the same fate as his pre.
The film credit lists him as martin donan, but the dvd credits him as luciano martino. In desperation the agent convinces the dead mans niece that he needs that film and she tells him where it is located. The second best secret agent in the whole wide world. Fun spy film starring guy madison as a secret agent out to stop an undercover organization who is smuggling lsd as part of an evil plan. Secret agent was the series that preceded patrick mcgoohans the prisoner.
The film, starring richard harrison, dominique boschero, luciano pigozzi and aldo cecconi, currently has a total of one poster available. Secret agent, the last of paramounts superman cartoon shorts. Secret agent fireball dvd from the grindhouse cinema database secret agent fireball. Cia agent bob fleming is featured in a trio of italian films, secret agent fireball also. Le spie uccidono a beirut and aka the spy killers and.
I miss having a booklet and cd i can actually hold in my hand, but if it gets more music out there and cuts down on the price, so be it. Video archive for the film secret agent fireball le spie uccidono a beirut, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 1965. The film was directed by film producer luciano martino, in one of his few forays into directing. Movie and tv subtitles in multiple languages, thousands of translated subtitles uploaded daily. Massacre in the sun agente 3s3, massacro al sole, 1966. An agent working for a pirate radio station suspects that they are broadcasting secret messages, but is killed before he can verify his theory. Secret agent 101 1966 12241966 jp crime 1h 30m user score.
Secret agent fireball was released on january 12th, 1966 in portland, oregon playing at. The details of the storyline seem so haphazard that one would wonder how any spy might survive. Kubrick film noir features elish cook jr shooting his two timing girlfriend marie windsor in 50s lingerie, nice, painful demise. Carlo savinas secret agent fireball 1965 and teo usuellis operation. Dauntless british agent charles vine is called upon to escort to london the famed swedish scientist henrik jacobs to negotiate the sale of a secret formula. Dominique boschero and wandisa guida make for perfect spy movie females. Secret agent fireball 1965 le spie uccidono a beirut for some years already available from cam as digital download 29.
More of a spy film then a drug film, still lots of fun with a few wacky trip scenes. Marty and steve, american tourists in france, are given a multipurpose umbrella and pitted against an international band of art thieves. When an old colleague is killed, secret agent superdragon comes out of retirement to investigate a case of poisoned chewing gum that leads inexplicably to an international crime syndicate planning to take over the world with psychotropic drugs smuggled in phony ming vases. Somerset maugham hitchcock filmed conrads the secret agent as sabotage. Roaring years, salvo dacquisto film, secret agent fireball, submission 1976 film, the double bed, the eye of the needle. Secret agent 077 was officially a trilogy of eurospy films with ken clark as dick malloy or. Foreign is a relative term depending on where you are, but europe was certainly the place to be in the 60s if you were a secret agent. Secret agent fireball 1965 the movie database tmdb. Download trailer subtitle after charles dobbs, a security officer, has a friendly chat with samuel fennan from the foreign office, the man commits suicide.
Secret agent fireball, submission 1976 film, the double bed, the. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Carlo savinas secret agent fireball 1965 and teo usuellis operation atlantis. Secret agent fireball le spie uccidono a beirut 1965. Secret agent super dragon new york chiama superdrago, 1966 widescreen picture directed by giorgio ferroni, italy france west germany monaco ray danton, mr. Among the stolen treasures is the statue of liberty. Harrison also made secret agent fireball and ring around the world which were excellent. Secret agent isnt a bad film but i wish it was more intriguing just as intrigued i was when watching easy virtue. Operation lady chaplin 1966 by bruno nicolai on the digitmovies label.
The number of spy films from that period is staggering and the original. Why it is important to view the italian eurospies as its own filone instead of just a subset of eurospy films. It was written by the great ernesto gastaldi and sergio martino. Secret agent fireball credits carlo savina eurospy. An american cia agent richard harrison must find the whereabouts of valuable microfilm that was smuggled over by two russian scientists who had been hoping to defect. Secret agent fireball is a nice eurospy effort from director luciano martino. Itc entertainment groupother le spie uccidono a beirut, which was released on january 12, 1965. Harrison also made secret agent fireball and ring around the world which were.
Why the films need to be viewed with the lens of vernacular cinema, a framework pioneered by mikel koven. Usa retitled theatrical trailer for secret agent fireball. Having seen secret agent for the first time makes you understand the prisoner much more. Richard harrisons bob fleming in secret agent fireball and killers are. Lorre plays a very strange character who gets axed in an odd way. Secret agent fireballdvd the grindhouse cinema database. Le spie uccidono a beirut and aka the spy killers and others is listed in an aip historical listing as directed by mario donen. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. This european spy bond knockoff film, is actually pretty good.
Danger man titled secret agent in the united states, and destination danger and john drake in other nonuk markets is a british television series which was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again between 1964 and 1968. Pages in category italian spy thriller films the following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. Having said that, this one maybe owes more than most, but in a good way. With richard harrison, dominique boschero, wandisa guida, luciano pigozzi. This is the book of the 1962 disney film of the same title. Rarelust rare and selected movies from all genres free. The secret agent 40x subtitles download movie and tv. Drake takes his place and must discover the truth while making sure he doesnt meet the same fate as his predecessor. Le spie uccidono a beirut 1965 is an action, crime movie starring richard harrison and dominique boschero.
In 1966 american international released this eurospy outing for richard harrison secret agent fireball on a double feature with spy in your eye starring brett halsey, pier angeli and dana andrews. Secret agent fireball 1965 secret agent fireball 1965. An anonymous typed letter had been received accusing fennan of being a communist during his days at oxford and their chat while walking in the park was quite amiable. Sep 30, 2018 in this james bond spinoff, cia agent super dragon goes up against a venezuelan drug lord who uses candy to distribute his merchandise. Le spie uccidono a beirut is a 1965 italianfrench international coproduction spy film pertaining to the eurospy genre. This absurdist story is noted for its adept characterizations, melodramatic irony, and psychological intrigue. Secret agent, directed by alfred hitchcock based on stories by w. Dec 01, 2007 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. However, peter lorre is terrific as a semipsychotic lecheraxman, whom youd be fearful to let stand at your front door for ten seconds. In this james bond spinoff, cia agent super dragon goes up against a venezuelan drug lord who uses candy to distribute his merchandise. She played the femme fatale of this film, and their only actual scene together really sets her up as the femme fatale in the romantic sense the fiona to his bond, to make one more bond comparison, but it doesnt follow up on that.
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