The Spy with a Cold Nose
| The Spy with a Cold Nose | |
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| Directed by | Daniel Petrie |
| Written by | Ray Galton Alan Simpson |
| Produced by | Joseph E. Levine Leonard Lightstone |
| Starring | Laurence Harvey Daliah Lavi Lionel Jeffries Pickles (dog) |
| Cinematography | Kenneth Higgins |
| Edited by | Jack Slade |
| Music by | Riz Ortolani |
Production company | Associated London Films |
| Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures (UK) AVCO Embassy Pictures (US) |
Release date | 19 December 1966 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Spy with a Cold Nose is a 1966 British comedy film directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Laurence Harvey, Daliah Lavi, Lionel Jeffries, Denholm Elliott, and Colin Blakely.[1] The film was nominated for Golden Globe Awards in the Best English-Language Foreign Film[2] and Lionel Jeffries in the Best Performance in a Comedy or Musical category.[3]
The plot is a spy spoof in which a dog has a covert listening device implanted beneath the skin before the dog is presented as a gift to the Russian leader.[1][3] The spies recruit a veterinarian, played by Laurence Harvey, to retrieve the transmitter before the Russians find it. Daliah Lavi plays the sexy Princess Natasha Romanova.
Cast
- Laurence Harvey as Dr. Francis Trevelyan
- Daliah Lavi as Princess Natasha Romanova
- Lionel Jeffries as Stanley Farquhar
- Eric Sykes as Wrigley
- Eric Portman as British Ambassador
- Denholm Elliott as Pond-Jones
- Colin Blakely as Russian Premier
- June Whitfield as Elsie Farquhar
- Robert Flemyng as Chief M.I.5
- Bernard Archard as Russian Intelligence Officer
- Robin Bailey as Man with Aston Martin
- Genevieve as Nightclub Hostess
- Nai Bonet as Belly Dancer
- Paul Ford as American General
- Michael Trubshawe as Braithwaite
- Bruce Carstairs as Butler
- Glen Mason as 'Ark' Assistant
- Norma Foster as 'Ark' Nurse
- Gillian Lewis as Lady Warburton
- Wanda Ventham as Mrs. Winters
- Amy Dalby as Miss Marchbanks
- Tricia De Dulin as Air Hostess
- Virginia Lyon as Lift Attendant
- Julian Orchard as Policeman
- John Forbes-Robertson as M.I.5 Workshop Director
- Arnold Diamond as Agent in Water Wagon
- Pickles the dog as Himself
References
- ^ a b Allon, Yoram; Cullen, Del; Patterson, Hannah (2002), Contemporary North American Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide (2nd ed.), Wallflower Press, p. 421, ISBN 1903364523.
- ^ "Golden Globes, 1967", Google
- ^ a b Britton, Wesley Alan (2005), Beyond Bond: Spies In Fiction And Film, Greenwood Publishing Group, pp. 107, 112, 107, ISBN 0275985563.
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