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Agent 505: Death Trap in Beirut
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Wikipedia article
'Agent 505: Death Trap in Beirut'/'Agent 505 - Todesfalle Beirut'/'From Beirut with Love' is a 1966 German/French/Italian international co-production Eurospy film shot in Lebanon. It was produced and directed by Manfred R. Khler. 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.
Cast
*Frederick Stafford ... Richard Blake, Agent 505
*Genevive Cluny ... Denise Letienne
*Chris Howland ... Bobby O'Toole
*Harald Leipnitz ... Fred Khler
*Willy Birgel ... Omar Abdullah
*Renate Ewert ... Room Maid
*Gisella Arden ... Monique Khler
*Pierre Richard ... Inspector Bernard
*Renato Lupi ... Anthony Leandros
*Carla Cal ... Boss
*Danny Taborra ... Police Director
*Patrick Bernhard ... Thug
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.
Analysis
The film was cited by author Derrick Bang as an example of a genre of spy movies derived from James Bond.
References
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