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Scorpions and Miniskirts (1967)

Scorpions and Miniskirts poster
Original title
Chinos y minifaldas
Directed by
Ramon Comas
Genre
buddy film, spy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Eurospy comedy from the 1960s follows international agents as they tangle with a criminal mastermind across New York, Hong Kong, and Paris. There are fights, chases, and lighthearted spy antics.

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What happens

Scorpions and Miniskirts or Chinos y minifaldas or Death on a Rainy Day is a 1967 Italian/Spanish/West German international co-production Eurospy comedy action martial arts film shot in New York, Hong Kong, Paris and in studios in Rome and Madrid. Directed by Ramón Comas, the film stars Adrian Hoven who co-produced the film with his partner Pier Andrea Caminneci in the second film of their Aquila Film Enterprises. The film also stars Barth Warren in his film debut and George Wang; a Chinese actor playing an Oriental mastermind. The film was written by Keith Luger, the pen name of prolific Spanish pulp fiction Michael Oliveros Tovar (1924–1985); the film being his first screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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