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Where the Spies Are

1966 · 110 min

A light, amiable cold-war caper that ambles through glamorous locales with dry wit and mild suspense, never taking itself too seriously.

Directed by
Val Guest
Genres
Comedy
Starring
David Niven, Françoise Dorléac, John Le Mesurier
Tagline
That's secret agent Jason Love who takes you where the spies are!
Overview
A local doctor is recruited as a cold war spy to fulfill a very important secret mission in the Middle East, only to experience that his mission is complicated by a sexy female double agent.

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Directed by
Val Guest
Genres
Comedy
Starring
David Niven, Françoise Dorléac, John Le Mesurier
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • conspiracy
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • politics
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour6
Realism5
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Val Guest
Written by
Val Guest, Wolf Mankowitz
Starring
David Niven, Françoise Dorléac, John Le Mesurier, Cyril Cusack, Eric Pohlmann, Richard Marner, Paul Stassino, George Pravda
Music
Mario Nascimbene
Cinematography
Arthur Grant
Runtime
110 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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