The 1966 spy spoof Our Man Flint was still playing in theaters when 20th Century-Fox gave the greenlight for a sequel once again starring James Coburn as super secret agent Derek Flint.Actually, the title character is nowhere to be seen in the opening scenes of In Like Flint (1967). I read more
A few weeks ago I was with my brother at a Half Price Books in Illinois. While going through the soundtracks section I came across the original score, on vinyl, for a 1966 Eurospy film called REQUIEM FOR A SECRET AGENT (original Italian title REQUIEM PER UN AGENTE SEGRETO). It was brand new and only read more
Secret Agent opens with this really exciting car chase. Clark (Bud Collyer) has just called in and been told to get to work on the right story, only then a car crashes through the drug store he’s in and so he hops on the back of it as it chases another car. Then the cops start chasing the car Clark read more
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 4, 2018
It’s so easy to quickly brush off early works of Hitchcock with admittedly bland titles like Blackmail, Murder, Secret Agent, Sabotage, etc. But if you actually dare to dust one of these films off for a viewing, you do see Hitchcock spinning his wizardry even if the edges are a bit worn, the read more
Secret Agent Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Written by Charles Bennett et al from the novel “Ashenden” by W. Somerset Maugham 1936/UK Gaumont British Picture Corporation Repeat viewing Peter Lorre makes this early Hitchcock film a ton of fun despite a plot that is even more implaus read more
Spoiler alert: This review reveals a key plot twist.
Made between the lighthearted The Thirty-Nine Steps (1935) and the dark Sabotage (1936), Secret Agent reflects elements of both. The combination is not always a successful one, but that doesn't keep Secret Agent from securing its place as an read more
