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. It marked the directorial debut of Emilio Miraglia.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. .

Plot

A Secret Service agent, supposedly dead, discovers that his wife is planning to marry the double agent he must expose.

Cast

as John Chandler / Philip Chandler *

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as Barbara * Peter Dane as Lang * Bill Vanders as Thomas * Fred Farrell as Morrison (as Fred Farrell) * Roberto Maldera as Otto (as Bob Molden) * Karl-Heinz Menzinger as Hans (as Karl Menzinger) * Gunther Scholtz as Senator * Gert von Zitzewitz as Baron

Reception

The Italian film critic Francesco Puma described the film as "ambiguous, crepuscular and uneasy" and as a Eurospy version of ''

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References

External links

* 1960s spy thriller films Italian spy thriller films Films directed by Emilio Miraglia Films set in the United States Films set in West Germany 1960s Italian films 1960s Italian-language films {{1960s-thriller-film-stub