Directors: Ernst Ritter von Theumer, Peter Jacob
Writers: Kurt Vogelmann, Antonio del Amo
Composer: Marcello Giombini
Starring: Larry Pennell, Margitta Scherr, Roberto Camardiel, Barbara Valentin, Linda Sini, John Bartha, Raf Badassarre, Nando Angelini, Wolfgang Kieling, Brad Harris
More info: IMDb
Plot: The FBI sends agents to Jamaica to investigate arms smuggling to revolutionaries in Santo Domingo.
My rating: 6/10
Will I watch it again? Nah.
Well, it's another middle of the road Eurospy picture and, like so many others, the main character (the James Bond type) has a wisecrack for EVERYTHING. I hate that shit. Ken (Pennell) is so flippant that's it's refreshing when he drops the bullshit and gets down to kicking some ass. The story is just an excuse to move Ken from location to location and to give the picture some action scenes. It's not a bad flick but it's marred by aloofness of Ken. By the end of the film I was growing rather fond of actor Larry Pennell. I still didn't like how light in tone his character was (which may not have been his fault). He's got a striking physique which is a shame they didn't show it off more.
That's Hercules/Samson/Goliath actor Brad Harris in the shirt. That man is equally buff. When this came out in '65, the Bond craze was at its peak and a lot of imitators tried riding those coat tails and a lot of them fell by the wayside. This was likely one of them. The locations are lovely, as are the numerous hot Euro-broads, and Marcello Giombini's score has a Bond feel to it at times so there's enough ear and eye candy to keep you occupied but there's no escaping that this doesn't come close to the seriousness of a Connery Bond flick (yeah, I know the Bond pictures got sillier as they went on but this was in '65 when there were only four of them). The print I saw was a lousy fullscreen one. I definitely won't see this again but I probably would if a nice widescreen copy turned up someday.
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