''That Man in Istanbul'' ( es, Estambul 65, it, Colpo grosso a Galata Bridge, french: L'Homme d'Istamboul) is a 1965

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European

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directed by

Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi Lasa (22 March 1927 – 28 September 2017) was a Spanish film director and producer. Isasi-Isasmendi began working in the production firm Emisora Films as an assistant manager, film editor, scriptwriter, lead producer, a ...

and starring

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. It was released in the United States by

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. ''That Man in Istanbul'' is a

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comedy film. Its English-language title is likely a reference to the 1964 eurospy comedy film '' That Man from Rio''.

Plot

After paying a million dollars ransom in used notes for a nuclear scientist abducted in Turkey, the

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find that they were fobbed off with a double. Refusing to accept defeat, agent Kelly goes on holiday to Istanbul where she meets nightclub owner Tony, who knows all the local underworld. He is excited by the idea of retrieving the million dollars if he can find the scientist and sets to work. Despite losing Kelly, who is also abducted, after many daring adventures and dramatic fights with every possible weapon he eventually ends up on a yacht that holds the scientist, the girl, and the attaché case with the money. Giving the man back to the Americans, he keeps the other two.

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* 1965 films 1960s adventure comedy films West German films Spanish spy comedy films Italian spy comedy films French spy comedy films German spy comedy films Spanish adventure comedy films Italian adventure comedy films French adventure comedy films German adventure comedy films 1960s spy comedy films Cold War films Columbia Pictures films Films directed by Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi Films set in Istanbul English-language French films English-language German films English-language Italian films English-language Spanish films 1965 comedy films 1960s English-language films 1960s Italian films 1960s French films 1960s German films {{adventure-film-stub