Agent 505: Death Trap in Beirut

Agent 505: Death Trap in Beirut
Film poster
Directed byManfred R. Köhler
Written byManfred R. Köhler
Produced byWolf C. Hartwig
Mario Siciliano
StarringFrederick Stafford
CinematographyRolf Kästel
Music byEnnio Morricone[1]
Bruno Nicolai
Distributed byVariety Distribution
Release date
  • July 20, 1966 (1966-07-20)
Running time
93 minutes

Agent 505: Death Trap in Beirut/Agent 505 - Todesfalle Beirut/From Beirut with Love is a 1966 West German/French/Italian international co-production Eurospy film shot in Lebanon. It was produced and directed by Manfred R. Köhler.[2] The film stars Frederick Stafford in his second film and Renate Ewert in her final feature film.

Plot

Interpol Agent 505 Richard Blake battles a mysterious criminal known as "the Sheik" who plans to eliminate the population of Beirut by dropping radioactive mercury on the city under the guise of cloud seeding.

Cast

Soundtrack

The film was scored by Ennio Morricone. The film's score is divided into three different music styles; the film's intro sequence is heavy on brass instruments, while the remainder of the film is scored using both swing music and a combination of a guitar cue and flutes.[3]

Analysis

The film was cited by author Derrick Bang as an example of a genre of spy movies derived from James Bond.[3]

References

  1. ^ Rife, Katie; Colburn, Randall (July 6, 2020). "R.I.P. Ennio Morricone, Oscar-winning film composer". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Blake, Matt; Deal, David (2004). The Eurospy Guide. Luminary Press. pp. 89–90. ISBN 9781887664523.
  3. ^ a b Bang, Derrick (April 2020). Crime and Spy Jazz on Screen, 1950-1970. McFarland & Company. p. 195. ISBN 9781476639888.


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