The Spy with Ten Faces (Italian: Upperseven, l'uomo da uccidere, lit. 'UpperSeven, the Man to Kill', German: Der Mann mit den tausend Masken, lit. 'The Man of a Thousand Masks') is a 1966 Italian-West German Eurospy film written and directed by Alberto De Martino.[2][3][4]
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Directed by | Alberto De Martino |
Screenplay by | Alberto De Martino[1] |
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Cinematography | Mario Fioretti[1] |
Edited by | Elisabeth Kleinert-Neumann[1] |
Music by | Bruno Nicolai[1] |
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Running time | 103 minutes[1] |
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Plot
editPaul Finney aka Upperseven; played by Paul Hubschmitt, is a master of disguise by the use of masks. His task is to secure a transport of credit money for the union of some African states. An international gang manages to steal this money and wants to use it to build a missile base. Part of the film takes place in Rome.
Cast
edit- Paul Hubschmid as Paul Finney, the Upperseven
- Karin Dor as CIA agent Helen Farheit
- Vivi Bach as Birgit
- Nando Gazzolo as Kobras
- Rosalba Neri as Pauline
- Guido Lollobrigida as Santos
- Tom Felleghy as Gibbons
- Tullio Altamura as Bank director
Release
editThe Spy with Ten Faces was released in West Germany on April 22, 1966.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Der Mann mit den tausend Masken". Filmportal.de. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ Tom Lisanti, Louis Paul (10 April 2002). Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962–1973. McFarland, 2002. ISBN 978-0-7864-1194-8.
- ^ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 978-88-8440-503-6.
- ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-88-6073-626-0.
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