Stewart Granger

Karin Dor

Rupert Davies

Curd Jürgens

Adolfo Celi

Scilla Gabel

Klaus Kinski

Molly Peters

Erika Remberg

Luis Induni

José Marco Rosello

Demeter Bitenc

Allen Pinson

Slobodan Dimitrijević

Wilbert Gurley

Fred Merheim

Otto Stenzel

Nino Borghi

Thomas Sagone

Federico Cianfarini

Paul Waldherr

Gerald Martell

Horst Chlupka

Marcello Giombini

Karl Spiehs

Manfred R. Köhler

Siegfried Hold

Anatol Bratt

Daniele Alabiso

Tonino Delli Colli

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Das Geheimnis der gelben Mönche

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Stewart Granger is at his most dapper, suave, best in this otherwise completely unremarkable effort that offers a hybrid "Bond" meets "UNCLE" scenario. Luckily for us, it has the consummate baddie Curd Jürgens as his deadly foe and the scenes they have together, mostly towards the end, are what redeems it from serious mediocrity. It's all about "Sandra" (Karin Dor) who meets our charmer on an aircraft. He ("James Vine") has to land the thing, saving all the passengers, and soon discovers that she is about to come into $70-odd million on her 25th birthday and that there are moves afoot in certain quarters to try and prevent that anniversary from happening. What ensues are a series of fun escapades and the pair try to stay one step ahead of their pursuers who have a habit of using brain-washing as their preferred means of controlling their subjects. The ending is rotten, but there is certainly some fun to be had en route. The cast are enjoying themselves and the production is reasonable, if hardly one that would trouble Messrs. Broccoli and Saltzman. Speaking of them, Adolfo Celi makes an appearance too (sans eyepatch), and we've a bit of Klaus Kinski at his malevolent best too. Aim low and you ought not to be too disappointed - it's all about the stars.

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