Desperate Mission (1965 film)

Desperate Mission
Directed by	Roberto Bianchi Montero
Written by	Alfonso Balcázar Roberto Bianchi Montero Mario Colucci
Starring	Germán Cobos
Cinematography	Mario Bistagne
Edited by	Bruno Mattei
Music by	Francesco De Masi
Release date	1965 (1965)
Language	Italian

Desperate Mission (Italian: Agente Z 55 missione disperata, Spanish: Agente Z-55, misión Hong Kong, French: Agent Z-55, mission désespérée) is a 1965 Italian-Spanish-French Eurospy film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero and starring Germán Cobos.[1][2] It had a sequel in 1967, Blueprint for a Massacre.[2]

Plot

Nuclear scientist Larsen, captured by the Chinese, is rescued by US secret services. However, during the escape, Agent Z 51 is killed, and Larsen's whereabouts become unknown. Agent Z 55 is then sent to Hong Kong to finish the mission. The task is complicated by the fact that Larsen is also being pursued by a criminal organization seeking to deliver him to the Chinese authorities for a reward. With the assistance of a Chinese girl named Su-Ling, Z 55 manages to successfully rescue the scientist.

Cast

• Germán Cobos as Robert Manning, Agent Z-55
• Yoko Tani as Su Ling
• Gianni Rizzo as Barrow
• Maria Luisa Rispoli as Sally
• Milton Reid as To-go
• Francisco Sanz as Professor Larsen
• Giovanni Cianfriglia as Barrow's Henchman
• Leontine May as Tania
• José Calvo as The Director of the company

References

1. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
2. Marco Giusti. 007 all'italiana. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. ISBN 9788876381874.

External links

• Desperate Mission at IMDb