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High Season for Spies (1966)

High Season for Spies poster
Original title
Comando de asesinos
Directed by
Julio Coll
Genre
spy film
Country
Germany, Portugal, Spain
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Secret agents compete to steal a secret formula in and around Lisbon. The story follows a European scientist who is the target of multiple spy organizations.

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What happens

High Season for Spies (German: Sechs Pistolen jagen Professor Z, lit. 'Six Pistols to Hunt Professor Z') is a 1966 Eurospy film directed by Julio Coll and starring António Vilar, Letícia Román and Peter van Eyck. It was made as a co-production between Portugal, Spain and West Germany. The film's action takes place around Lisbon, and concerns attempts by various secret agents to steal a formula. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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