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Deadlier Than the Male

1967 · 101 min

A stylish, tongue-in-cheek spy caper with glamorous assassins and a suave hero, delivering light suspense and campy fun.

Tagline
For Hire: Deadly Weapons!
Overview
British agent Bulldog Drummond is assigned to stop a master criminal who uses beautiful women to do his killings.

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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • deception
  • crime
  • power
  • betrayal
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour6
Realism4
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
action, comedy, thriller
Directed by
Ralph Thomas
Written by
Liz Charles-Williams, Jimmy Sangster, David D. Osborn
Starring
Richard Johnson, Elke Sommer, Sylva Koscina, Suzanna Leigh, Nigel Green, Steve Carlson, Virginia North, Justine Lord
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
101 min
Country
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Languages
English

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