Summaries

Coffee shop manager meets agent, gets drawn into 1960s London spy world. Posing as Major Cavendish, infiltrates organization to uncover assassination plot against Russian ballerina at Covent Garden, aided by MI5 friend.

A chance meeting with a Schlecht agent forces a humble coffee shop manager into the secret world of spies in Swinging London. With the help of his MI5 friend, he poses as the recently dead Major Cavendish who had managed to infiltrate the dreaded organization; he knows that they are intending to assassinate someone - could it be the famous Russian ballerina who has recently arrived for an appearance at Covent Garden?—Rhino <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • slapstick comedy
  • ballet
  • drag
  • counter espionage
  • mayhem
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Mystery
Release date Aug 11, 1966
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Production companies The Rank Organisation

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 43m
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.66 : 1

Synopsis

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