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Last Plane to Baalbek (1964)

Last Plane to Baalbek poster
Original title
F.B.I. operazione Baalbeck
Directed by
Marcello Giannini, Hugo Fregonese
Genre
spy film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

International agents race to recover a key piece of intelligence hidden in a currency coin during a political crisis in the Middle East. The story moves between European and Lebanese locations as the characters chase leads and avoid enemy spies.

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What happens

Last Plane to Baalbek (also known as Operation Baalbeck) is a 1964 Eurospy film directed by Marcello Giannini and Hugo Fregonese. It is a coproduction between Italy (where the film is known as F.B.I. operazione Baalbeck or La moneta spezzata), France (where it was released as Dernier avion pour Baalbeck) and Lebanon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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