Shadow of Evil
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| Banco à Bangkok pour OSS 117 | |
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| Directed by | André Hunebelle |
| Screenplay by | Pierre Foucaud Michel Lebrun André Hunebelle |
| Story by | Jean Bruce |
| Produced by | Paul Cadéac |
| Starring | Kerwin Mathews Pier Angeli Robert Hossein Dominique Wilms |
| Cinematography | Raymond Pierre Lemoigne |
| Music by | Michel Magne |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | France |
Banco à Bangkok pour OSS 117,released in the USA asShadow of Evil,is a 1964 French/Italianinternational co-productionEurospyspy-fifilm.[1]It was based onJean Bruce's 1960 novelLila de Calcutta,the 74th OSS 117 novel. It was the secondOSS 117film directed byAndré Hunebelleand produced byPaul Cadéac,the first in the series in colour, the first co-produced by the Italian company Da.Ma. Cinematografica and the last to starKerwin Mathewsas OSS 117.
The film was shot on Thai locations and featured action scenes arranged by Hunebelle'sstunt coordinatorClaude Carliezwithproduction designbyRené Moulaert.
Plot
[edit]Secret Agent OSS 117,ColonelHubert Bonisseur de La Bath (Kerwin Mathews) is sent to Thailand following the murder of OSS agent Christopher Lemmon. Lemmon had been investigating the break out ofplagueepidemics in India following health workers inoculating the locals to protect them fromcholera.Lemmon had discovered that the medicine made in Hogby Laboratories inBangkokhad been switched with plague germs infecting the population with fatal results.
After surviving several assassination attempts, OSS 117 infiltrates the secret lair of Dr. Sinn (Robert Hossein), an Indian hypnotist and psychologist with the help of his sister Lila (Pier Angeli). Dr Sinn is the cape wearingsupervillainand mastermindmad scientistof aMalthusianorganisation known as the "People Elect". The "People Elect" (inoculated by Dr Sinn for immunity) desire to spread plague around the world to reduce the Earth's population and stop atomic testing that is ruining the planet.
Cast
[edit]- Kerwin MathewsasHubert Bonisseur de La Bath
- Pier Angelias Lila Sinn, the doctor's sister
- Robert Hosseinas Dr Sinn
- Dominique Wilmsas Eva Davidson, Leacock's secretary
- Gamil Ratibas Akhom
- Henri Virlojeuxas Leacock
- Jacques Mauclairas Mr Smith
- Henri Guéganas Karloff
- Raoul Billereyas Christopher Lemmon
- Jacques Hillingas Hogby
References
[edit]- ^"Panic in Bangkok".unifrance.org.Retrieved2014-05-13.
External links
[edit]- Panic in BangkokatIMDb
- original French film trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tycLRoQtpbg
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