Agent 38-24-36 (1964)
"Une ravissante idiote" (original title)

A Russian spy is supposed by the British Secret Service to steal some faked orders, but he is to stupid to succeed. His girlfriend tries to help him, but it seems he is to foolish to succeed.

Director:

Edouard Molinaro

Writers:

François Billetdoux (screenplay), Charles Exbrayat (novel),

Stars:

Brigitte Bardot, Anthony Perkins, Grégoire Aslan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brigitte Bardot	...	Penelope 'Penny' Lightfeather
Anthony Perkins	...	Harry Compton / Nicolas Sergueievitch Miloukne
Grégoire Aslan	...	Bagda
Jean-Marc Tennberg	...	Inspector Cartwright
Hans Verner	...	Donald Farrington
Jacques Monod	...	Surgeon - the chauffeur
Hélène Dieudonné	...	Mamie
Charles Millot	...	Fedor Alexandrovitch Balaniev
Jacques Hilling	...	Le Lord-Admiral
Paul Demange	...	Le directeur de la banque
Frederica Layne	...	Maud Smith (as Fredrika Layne)
Annick Allières	...	Eléonore - la serveuse du Lion's
Dominique Page	...	Rosemary
Robert Murzeau	...	Clément
Jacques Dynam	...	Le sergent de police

Storyline

Harry Compton, a naive young man, is dismissed by the bank in which he worked. Desperately in need of a job, he agrees to become a Soviet spy. Assigned with the mission to steal the "Avalanche" secret file from Sir Dumfrey, he gets to know Penny, a ravishing but somewhat dumb dressmaker. The young woman spontaneously offers to help Harry in his actions. But they are pursued by bad luck. What's more, they keep accumulating blunders. To make matters worse, the MI6 has learned of the operation...

---

Plot Keywords:

spy | murder | deception | camera shot of feet | female stockinged feet | 

---

Taglines:

It's spy-tacular! - Here comes Brigitte Bardot as the wildest secret agent who ever dropped the Iron Curtain on her foot!

---

Genres:

Comedy

---

Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

13 March 1964 (France)

Also Known As:

Agent 38-24-36

Company Credits

Production Co:

Flora Film, Les Productions Belles Rives

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Sound)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Italian censorship visa # 42464 delivered on 7-3-1964.

User Reviews

Not One of Perkins' Better Films

Arguably the worst Tony Perkins' film that he did prior to the 1980s, this "comedy" in which he plays a bumbling spy trying to retrieve a file for the Russians concerning NATO military tactics, with the help of Bardot, is neither funny nor interesting. Don't bother with it.