''Marie-Chantal contre le docteur Kha'', also known as ''Blue Panther'', is a
1965 spy film
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directed by
Claude Chabrol. based on the character in a series of novels by
Jacques Chazot
Jacques Chazot, (b. 25 September 1928 in Locmiquélic (Morbihan), d. 12 July 1993 in Monthyon (Seine-et-Marne) was a French dancer and socialite.
Biography
He joined Opéra National de Paris, Opéra de Paris in 1947 as a dancer. In 1956, he join ...
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Plot
The French
It girl
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Marie-Chantal gets accidentally entangled in a secret war between agents and terrorists. Before she actually realises what's going on around her, the henchmen of a certain Dr.Kha consider her a dangerous witness and try to hunt her down. On the run she gets to know an agent named Paco who works for Dr. Kha's counterpart Professor Lombardi.
Cast
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Marie Laforêt
Marie Laforêt (born Maïtena Marie Brigitte Doumenach; 5 October 1939 – 2 November 2019) was a French singer and actress, particularly well known for her work during the 1960s and 1970s. In 1978, she moved to Geneva, and acquired Swiss citize ...
as Marie-Chantal
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Francisco Rabal
Francisco Rabal Valera (8 March 1926 – 29 August 2001), better known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter born in Águilas, a town in the south-western part of the province of Murcia, Spain. Throughout his career, Raba ...
as Paco Castillo
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Serge Reggiani
Serge Reggiani (2 May 1922 – 23 July 2004) was an Italian-French actor and singer. He was born in Reggio Emilia, Italy and moved to France with his parents at the age of eight.
After studying acting at the Conservatoire des arts cinématogr ...
as Ivanov
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Charles Denner as Johnson
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Akim Tamiroff as Dr. Kha
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Roger Hanin
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as Bruno Kerrien
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Stéphane Audran
Stéphane Audran (born Colette Suzanne Dacheville; 8 November 1932 – 27 March 2018) was a French actress. She was known for her performances in award-winning films such as ''The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie'' (1972) and ''Babette's Feast'' ...
as Olga
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Pierre-François Moro as Hubert (as Pierre Moro)
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Gilles Chusseau as Gregor
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Antonio Passalia
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as Sparafucile / Gunshooter (as Anthony Pass)
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Robert Burnier
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Selected filmography
* '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931)
* '' Let's Get Married'' (1931)
* '' Miche'' (1932)
* '' The Porter from Maxim's'' (1933)
* '' Ciboulette'' (1933)
* ...
as Old Swissman
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Claude Chabrol as Barman / Drugstore clerk
Reception
In "The Eurospy Guide" Matt Blake praises the direction as well as the cinematography as "top-notch", the choreography as partly "hilarious" and the music as "good". He evaluates the sum of it all as "immensely entertaining".
[Blake, Deal, p.147f]
Bibliography
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References
External links
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1965 films
1960s spy comedy films
French spy comedy films
Spanish spy comedy films
Italian spy comedy films
1960s French-language films
1965 comedy films
1960s French films
1960s Italian films
French-language Italian films
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