Kiss Kiss... Bang Bang is a 1966 Eurospy comedy film directed by Duccio Tessari and starring Giuliano Gemma, Nieves Navarro, George Martin, and Daniele Vargas.

Kiss Kiss...Bang Bang
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Duccio Tessari
Screenplay by	Bruno Corbucci Fernando Di Leo Duccio Tessari[1]
Story by	Bruno Corbucci Fernando Di Leo Duccio Tessari[1]
Starring	Giuliano Gemma George Martin Lorella De Luca
Cinematography	Francisco Marin[1]
Edited by	Licia Quaglia[1]
Music by	Bruno Nicolai[1]
Production companies	Produzioni Cinematografiche Mediterranee - P.C.M. Rizzoli Film, P.C.[1]
Distributed by	Cineriz[1]
Release date	16 May 1966 (1966-05-16) (Italy)
Countries	Italy Spain[2]

Plot

Former spy Kirk Warren has been sentenced to death after he was caught attempting to steal a million dollars. At the last minute he is given the chance to redeem himself by seizing a secret formula before the notorious terrorist Mr. X can get hold of it. Warren pretends to comply with his assignment but actually plans to sell the formula to Mr. X instead of delivering it to the British Secret Service.

Cast

• Giuliano Gemma as Kirk Warren
• George Martin as Chico Pérez
• Lorella De Luca as Frida Kadar
• Nieves Navarro as Alina Shakespeare
• Daniele Vargas as Tol Lim
• George Rigaud as Sir Sebastian Wilcox
• Antonio Casas as Prof. Padereski

Production

The film was shot in Rome and London.[3] The film was made at behest of Giuliano Gemma wanting to take on a genre different from the usual spaghetti westerns he made throughout the decade, while the Eurospy sub-genre was popular at the time. Most of the cast and crew, including director Duccio Tessari, were frequent collaborators in westerns, especially the Ringo films.

Score

The opening song for the film was composed by Bruno Nicolai and Pino Cassia and sung by Nancy Cuomo.[4]

Releases

Kiss Kiss... Bang Bang was distributed in Italy by Cineriz and released on 16 May 1966.[1][2]

Bibliography

• Blake, Matt; Deal, David (2004). The Eurospy Guide. Baltimore: Luminary Press. ISBN 1-887664-52-1.
• Hughes, Howard (2011). Cinema Italiano - The Complete Guide From Classics To Cult. London - New York: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84885-608-0.

References

External links

• Kiss Kiss...Bang Bang at IMDb

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