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Licensed to Love and Kill (1979)

Licensed to Love and Kill poster
Directed by
Lindsay Shonteff
Genre
parody film, spy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A British spy spoof follows a secret agent as he gets into ridiculous situations while fighting crime. It mimics James Bond movies but leans heavily into parody and low budget humor.

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What happens

Licensed to Love and Kill (VHS release titles The Man from S.E.X. and Undercover Lover) is a 1979 imitation James Bond film directed by Lindsay Shontef and starring Gareth Hunt. It was written by Shonteff (as Jeremy Lee Francis) and produced by his wife Elizabeth Gray. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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