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Lucky, the Inscrutable

1967 · 91 min

A breezy, slightly silly spy caper that hops between European cities with a wink and a lot of chases.

Directed by
Jesús Franco
Genres
Adventure, Action
Starring
Ray Danton, Barbara Bold, Dante Posani
Overview
An American secret agent is sent to Europe to track down a ring of counterfeiters. His investigation takes him from Rome to Albania, where he gets involved with a sexy Albanian police commissioner.

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Directed by
Jesús Franco
Genres
Adventure, Action
Starring
Ray Danton, Barbara Bold, Dante Posani
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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • mystery
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour4
Realism5
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
adventure, action
Directed by
Jesús Franco
Written by
José Luis Martínez Mollá, Remigio Del Grosso, Jesús Franco, Julio Buchs
Starring
Ray Danton, Barbara Bold, Dante Posani, Dieter Eppler, María Luisa Ponte, Rosalba Neri, Beba Lončar, Teresa Gimpera
Music
Bruno Nicolai
Cinematography
Fulvio Testi
Runtime
91 min
Country
Germany, Italy, Spain
Languages
Spanish, Serbo-Croatian

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