This film essentially begins with a special nuclear bomb codenamed "the Bloody Mary" being stolen off of an American bomber by a mysterious criminal organization known simply as "Black Lilly." Naturally, wanting to recover this nuclear device as soon as possible, the CIA dispatches its best secret agent by the name of "Dick Malloy" (Ken Clark) to Paris to follow up on an important lead. Once there, he meets an attractive colleague by the name of "Elsa Freeman" (Helga Line) who has been sent to assist him. Likewise, another colleague by the name of "Lester" (Antonio Gradoli) is there to assist him as well. Unfortunately, every time Agent Malloy gets closer to finding out where the bomb is located, he is met with any number of thugs and ruffians who thwart his every move. Even so, Agent Malloy somehow manages to extricate himself from these deadly situations and continues to uncover vital clues along the way. What he doesn't realize, however, is that the Chinese aren't the only ones wanting to acquire this nuclear device--and time is not on his side. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this was an adequate international spy film which was clearly intended as the European answer to the incredibly popular James Bond films of that time. And while this was certainly not a bad film by any means, it didn't quite seem to capture the same intensity of its more popular rival. For that matter, neither was Ken Clark able to duplicate the on-screen presence of Sean Connery. Be that as it may, I still found it to be somewhat entertaining, and I have rated it accordingly. Average.
Review of Mission Bloody Mary
