Underplayed Gems

Hot Line (1968)

Hot Line poster
Original title
Le rouble à deux faces
Directed by
Étienne Périer
Genre
comedy film, spy film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two spies get tangled in a Cold War mix up involving a hotline between the United States and the Soviet Union. They must navigate diplomatic chaos and comedic misunderstandings.

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What happens

Hot Line (US title: The Day the Hot Line Got Hot, French: Le Rouble à deux faces or Le Téléphone rouge) is a 1967 French/Spanish international co-production comedy spy thriller directed by Etienne Périer and starring Robert Taylor in his final feature film and Charles Boyer. It was released in the US by American International Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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