Deadlier Than the Male (1967)

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In this 1967 drama, resourceful British agent Bulldog Drummond, who appeared onscreen in a series of spy stories between 1929 and 1951, returned to duty in the wake of James Bond. Here, Drummond (Richard Johnson) is on the trail of Carl Petersen (Nigel Green), a corrupt industrialist who has a bad habit of stealing the ideas of others and then killing them so he can reap their profits. The nefarious Petersen has a team of female assistants willing to kill on command, led by Irma (Elke Sommer)

Unrated, 1 hr. 38 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

Directed By: Ralph Thomas

Written By: Liz Charles-Williams, Herman C. McNeile

On DVD: May 13, 2003

Cast

Richard Johnson
Bulldog Drummond
Elke Sommer
Irma Eckman
Sylva Koscina
Penelope
Nigel Green
Carl Petersen
Suzanna Leigh
Grace
Steve Carlson
Robert Drummond
Virginia North
Brenda
Justine Lord
Miss Ashenden
Lee Montague
Boxer
Laurence Naismith
Sir John Bledlow
George Pastell
Carloggio
Milton Reid
Chang
Leonard Rossiter
Bridgenorth
Jill Banner
Pam
William Mervyn
Zia Mohyeddin
King Fedra
Yasuko Nagazumi
Mitsouko
Didi Sydow
Anna
Dervis Ward
Keller
John Stone
Wyngarde

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This is an excellent Eurospy movie, I thought this was going to be about female spy's but in turn its about the spy Bulldog Drummond and his stopping the assignation of a middle east oil baron, yes even in 1967 oil in the middle east was a big thing. Lots of neat spy stuff, like exploding cigar. Elke Sommer is

December 21, 2010

Bruce Bruce

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The filmmakers apparently thought it would be a Bulldog Drummond story into a James Bond wannabe movie. The cast is bland, the story rather preposterous but it is a good looking movie, professionally made with good cinematography and costumes.

December 3, 2009