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Two Girls from the Red Star (1966)

Two Girls from the Red Star poster
Original title
Zwei Girls vom roten Stern
Directed by
Sammy Drechsel
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany, France
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
12
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two women get tangled up in espionage and international intrigue. They must navigate funny misunderstandings and close calls as they try to outwit enemy agents.

light-heartedplayfulbreezywhimsicalspy-comedytongue-in-cheekretrofun

What happens

Two Girls from the Red Star (German: Zwei Girls vom rotten Stern) is a 1966 comedy spy film directed by Sammy Drechsel and starring Lilli Palmer, Curd Jürgens and Pascale Petit. It was based on a novel by Peter Norden. It was shot at the Sievering Studios in Vienna with sets designed by the art director Hertha Hareiter. A co-production between Austria, France and West Germany, it is also known by the alternative title An Affair of States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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