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Agent 505: Death Trap in Beirut

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Agent 505: Death Trap in Beirut
Directed byManfred R. Köhler
Written byManfred R. Köhler
Produced byWolf C. Hartwig
Mario Siciliano
StarringFrederick Stafford
CinematographyRolf Kästel
Music byEnnio Morricone[1]
Bruno Nicolai
Distributed byVariety Distribution
Release date
  • July 20, 1966 (1966-07-20)
Running time
93 minutes

Agent 505: Death Trap in Beirut/Agent 505 - Todesfalle Beirut/From Beirut with Love is a 1966 West German/French/Italian international co-production Eurospy film shot in Lebanon. It was produced and directed by Manfred R. Köhler.[2] The film stars Frederick Stafford in his second film and Renate Ewert in her final feature film.

Plot

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Interpol Agent 505 Richard Blake battles a mysterious criminal known as "the Sheik" who plans to eliminate the population of Beirut by dropping radioactive mercury on the city under the guise of cloud seeding.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The film was scored by Ennio Morricone. The film's score is divided into three different music styles; the film's intro sequence is heavy on brass instruments, while the remainder of the film is scored using both swing music and a combination of a guitar cue and flutes.[3]

Analysis

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The film was cited by author Derrick Bang as an example of a genre of spy movies derived from James Bond.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Rife, Katie; Colburn, Randall (July 6, 2020). "R.I.P. Ennio Morricone, Oscar-winning film composer". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Blake, Matt; Deal, David (2004). The Eurospy Guide. Luminary Press. pp. 89–90. ISBN 9781887664523.
  3. ^ a b Bang, Derrick (April 2020). Crime and Spy Jazz on Screen, 1950-1970. McFarland & Company. p. 195. ISBN 9781476639888.
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