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Special Code: Assignment Lost Formula (1966)

Special Code: Assignment Lost Formula poster
Original title
Cifrato speciale
Directed by
Pino Mercanti
Genre
spy film
Country
France, Italy, Spain
Rated
APTA
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A spy is sent to Istanbul on a mission to recover a secret formula. He navigates double crosses and chases while trying to keep the formula from falling into enemy hands.

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What happens

Special Code: Assignment Lost Formula (Italian: Cifrato speciale, Spanish: Cifrado especial, French: Message chiffré, also known as Special Code and Special Cypher) is a 1966 Italian-Spanish-French Eurospy film directed by Pino Mercanti and starring Lang Jeffries. Set in Istanbul, it was shot almost entirely in Catalonia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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