Mexican Slayride (film)

Mexican Slayride (French: Coplan ouvre le feu à Mexico, Italian: Moresque - Obiettivo allucinante, Spanish: Entre las redes) is a 1967 Eurospy film directed by Riccardo Freda and starring Lang Jeffries. It is based on the Paul Kenny's novel Coplan fait peau neuve and it is the fifth chapter in the Francis Coplan film series.[3][4]

Mexican Slayrider
Directed byRiccardo Freda
Screenplay byBertrand Tavernier[1]
Based onCoplan fai peau neuve
by Paul Kenny[1]
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
  • Paul Soulignac
  • Juan Gelpí[1]
Edited by
  • Claude Gros
  • Vincenzo Tomassi
  • Teresa Alcocer[1]
Music byJacques Lacome[1]
Production
companies
  • Comptoir Français du Film Production
  • Fida Cinematografica
  • Producciones Cinematográficas Balcázar[2]
Distributed by
  • C.F.F.P.
  • Fida
Release dates
  • 10 February 1967 (1967-02-10) (France)
  • 29 July 1967 (1967-07-29) (Italy)
  • 11 August 1967 (1967-08-11) (Spain)
Running time
97 minutes[1]
Countries
  • France
  • Italy
  • Spain[1]

Plot

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French SDECE agent Francis Coplan is given the task of finding priceless artwork stolen by the Germans in 1943 (including a Rembrandt). His investigations lead him to Mexico, where Coplan finds the paintings in the possession of a secret organization, which he will have to face-off to regain the paintings.

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Release

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Mexican Slayride was first released in France on 10 February 1967 where it was distributed theatrically by C.F.F.P.[2] It later was distributed in Italy by Fida on 29 July 1967 as well as being released theatrically in Spain on 11 August 1967.[2]

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Curti 2017, p. 324.
  2. ^ a b c d Curti 2017, p. 325.
  3. ^ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.
  4. ^ Marco Giusti. 007 all'italiana. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. ISBN 9788876381874.

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