''Espionage in Lisbon'' (, , ) is a 1965

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directed by Federico Aicardi and

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. It starred

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, Marilù Tolo, Fernando Rey, Jeanne Valérie, and

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. Spanish director

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was announced as developing a film titled ''Sangre en mis zapatos''. The film would later move on to director

. It was shot between April and May 1965. The film's story was credited to Franco, who would later re-create scenes of the film in the 1980s in a film titled ''Sangre en mis zapatos''.

Cast

as George Farrell, agent 077 * Marilù Tolo as Terry Brown, 077's partner * Fernando Rey as Agent of the New World Organization * Jeanne Valérie as Olga *

as Losky *

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as Robert Scott * Francesca Rosano * Irán Eory as Moira * Barbara Nelli as Pamela * Erika Blanc as girl in bikini (as Erica Bianchi) * Ángel Terrón * Rafael Bardem

Production

After finishing ''Death Whistles the Blues'' (1964) which was filmed in 1962, director

worked on several projects, including one first announced in September 1962 as ''Sangre en mis zapatos'' . A notice of ''Sangre en mis zapatos'' announced again as a Spanish-French co-production in an issue of ''Cine en 7 días'' on May 30, 1964. Franco left directing the project, to work for

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on ''

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'' (1966), leaving the film still titled ''Sangre en mis zapatos'' to now be directed by

by the end of October 1964. The script is officially credited to José Luis Bayonas and Juan Cobos while the technical script is credited to Demicheli Monica Felt (aka known as Monica Venturini). Prints of the film do not cite Franco as the screenwriting, but he shares a credit for the score along with Danile White. The script retained at the Biblioteca Nactional de Espanana credits the story to David Khunne. David Khunne was one of Franco's many aliases he would use to credit the author of a story, and occasionally for music. The film was shot between April and May 1965. It was a co-production among Spain, Italy and France.

Release

The film was released in October 1965 as ''Misión Lisboa''. It was released in France on October 28, 1966 as ''077 intrigue Lisbonne''. It was released in Italy as ''Da 077: Intrigo a Lisbona''. It is an unofficial entry in the Secret Agent 077 film series. It was released to television in the United States as ''Espionage in Lisbon'' in 1971. Several sequences are faithfully reprised in the film ''Sangre en mis zapatos'', a remake shot by Franco in 1983.

Reception

''TV Guide'' calls the film a "Simple spy show". An Italian contemporary review finds the plot murky and the situations in the film conventional but admits it contains a few interesting points.

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External links

* 1965 films 1960s spy thriller films 1960s Spanish-language films French spy thriller films Spanish spy thriller films Italian spy thriller films 1960s Spanish films 1960s Italian films 1960s French films Films directed by Tulio Demicheli {{1960s-Spain-film-stub