Desperate Mission (Italian: Agente Z 55 missione disperata, Spanish: Agente Z-55, misión Hong Kong, French: Agent Z-55, mission désespérée) is a 1965 Italian-Spanish-French Eurospy film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero and starring Germán Cobos.[1][2] It had a sequel in 1967, Blueprint for a Massacre.[2]
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| Directed by | Roberto Bianchi Montero |
| Written by | Alfonso Balcázar Roberto Bianchi Montero Mario Colucci |
| Starring | Germán Cobos |
| Cinematography | Mario Bistagne |
| Edited by | Bruno Mattei |
| Music by | Francesco De Masi |
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| Language | Italian |
Plot
editNuclear scientist Larsen, captured by the Chinese, is rescued by US secret services. However, during the escape, Agent Z 51 is killed, and Larsen's whereabouts become unknown. Agent Z 55 is then sent to Hong Kong to finish the mission. The task is complicated by the fact that Larsen is also being pursued by a criminal organization seeking to deliver him to the Chinese authorities for a reward. With the assistance of a Chinese girl named Su-Ling, Z 55 manages to successfully rescue the scientist.
Cast
edit- Germán Cobos as Robert Manning, Agent Z-55
- Yoko Tani as Su Ling
- Gianni Rizzo as Barrow
- Maria Luisa Rispoli as Sally
- Milton Reid as To-go
- Francisco Sanz as Professor Larsen
- Giovanni Cianfriglia as Barrow's Henchman
- Leontine May as Tania
- José Calvo as The Director of the company
References
edit- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
- ^ a b Marco Giusti. 007 all'italiana. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. ISBN 9788876381874.
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