Directed by:
Ronald NeameScreenplay:
Richard L. BreenCinematography:
Gábor PogányComposer:
Bert KaempfertCast:
James Garner, Melina Mercouri, Sandra Dee, Anthony Franciosa, Roland Culver, Cecil Parker, Martin Benson, Niall MacGinnis, Daniele Vargas, Nello Pazzafini (more)Plots(1)
This late-'60s spy spoof also borrows a page from late-'50s Alfred Hitchcock, with its everyday man becoming embroiled in the violent and baffling world of international espionage. When American businessman William Beddoes (James Garner) is traveling in Lisbon, he's mistaken for an English spy who's thought to possess a cache of industrial diamonds. Soon he is pursued by Aurora-Celeste da Costa (Melina Mercouri), Steve-Antonio (Tony Franciosa), and a host of other colorful troublemakers, all chasing him for something he doesn't have. Note Bert Kaempfert's music, introducing "Strangers In The Night". (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
James Garner
USA
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Melina Mercouri
Greece
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Sandra Dee
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Anthony Franciosa
USA
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Roland Culver
UK
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Cecil Parker
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Martin Benson
UK
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Niall MacGinnis
Ireland
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Daniele Vargas
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Nello Pazzafini
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Jenny Agutter
UK
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Calisto Calisti
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Grégoire Aslan
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Luigi Batzella
Italy
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Dulcie Gray
Malaysia
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Arnold Diamond
UK
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Peter Illing
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Ann Firbank
India
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Isabel Dean
UK
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Robert Coote
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