To Catch a Spy (1971)

Original title

Catch Me a Spy

Directed by

Dick Clement

Genre

spy film

Country

United Kingdom, France, United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A tourist accidentally gets tangled up in international espionage. She must work with a British spy to recover stolen microfilm.

lightheartedplayfulwhimsicalbreezyquirkycheerfulcomic

What happens

To Catch a Spy is a 1971 comedy spy film directed by Dick Clement and starring Kirk Douglas, Marlène Jobert, Trevor Howard, Richard Pearson, Garfield Morgan, Angharad Rees and Robert Raglan. It was written by Clement and Ian La Frenais. The story is based on the 1969 novel Catch Me a Spy by George Marton and Tibor Méray. It was a co-production between Britain, the United States and France, which was filmed in Bucharest, Romania. It was also part filmed on Loch Awe and Loch Etive, Scotland, where the gunboat scenes were filmed, and featured Kirk Douglas running through a herd of Highland cattle which were owned by David Fellowes. It was also released as Catch Me a Spy and Keep Your Fingers Crossed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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