008: Operation Exterminate (1965)
"A 008, operazione Sterminio" (original title)

Director:

Umberto Lenzi

Writers:

Umberto Lenzi (screenplay), Umberto Lenzi (story),

Stars:

Ingrid Schoeller, Alberto Lupo, Dina De Santis

Cast

Cast overview:
Ingrid Schoeller	...	MacDonald, agent 008
Alberto Lupo	...	Frank Smith, agent 006
Dina De Santis	...	Beauty institute manager
Ivano Staccioli	...	Kemp, hotel manager (as John Heston)
Salvatore Borghese	...	Munk (as Mark Trevor)
Omar El-Hariri	...	Police officer
Ahmed Louxor	...	(as Amed Luxor)
George Wang	...	Tanaka
Edoardo Toniolo	...	Mister X
Nando Angelini	...	Police lieutenant
Domenico Ravenna	...	Heinz (as Johnny Ravenna)
Omar Targoman
Fortunato Arena	...	Stabbed man (as Lucky Arena)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

number in title

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Genres:

Action

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Details

Country:

Italy Egypt

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

3 September 1965 (Italy)

Also Known As:

008: Operation Exterminate

Filming Locations:

Cairo, Egypt

Company Credits

Production Co:

Romana Film, Copro Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Good Bye to Cairo"
Written by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino and Ingrid Schoeller
Performed by Ingrid Schoeller

User Reviews

The first female James Bond?

Two secret agents join forces in Egypt (and later in Switzerland) to locate & destroy an anti-radar device, and retrieve the plans of its design. One is a British male; the other is an American female. Her code name is 008, and, as the title suggests, she is actually the central hero(ine) of this film, quite atypically for its day. The two agents have an equal partnership, but if anyone is closer to the "sidekick" role, it's the man. Ingrid Schoeller plays what is quite possibly the first attempt of international cinema to create a female James Bond-type character: she is beautiful, curvaceous, sweet, intelligent, armed with gadgets, expert with a gun, and can handle herself in a fight without needing a man to rescue her (as she proves in a daring escape from an enemy-riddled beauty saloon). All this, combined with the lively banter between the two leads and the crazy double-twist ending (the first twist is smart; the second nonsensical!), make "A 008: Operazione Sterminio" one of the most enjoyable Eurospy movies of the period. **1/2 out of 4.