Agent 505: Death Trap Beirut (1966)
"Agent 505 - Todesfalle Beirut" (original title)

Director:

Manfred R. Köhler

Writers:

Manfred R. Köhler, Mario Siciliano (screenplay)

Stars:

Frederick Stafford, Chris Howland, Geneviève Cluny

Cast

Cast overview:
Frederick Stafford	...	Richard Blake / Agent 505
Chris Howland	...	Bobby O'Toole
Geneviève Cluny	...	Denise DuPree
Harald Leipnitz	...	Fred Köhler
Gisella Arden	...	Monique (as Kim Arden)
Willy Birgel	...	Omar Abdullah
Pierre Richard
Renato Lupi
René Wolf
Renate Ewert
Carla Calò	...	(as Carol Brawn)
Danny Taborra	...	(as Danny Tabara)

Storyline

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

West Germany Italy France

Language:

German

Release Date:

13 July 1966 (France)

Also Known As:

Formula C-12/Beirut

Filming Locations:

Beirut, Lebanon

Company Credits

Production Co:

Compagnie Lyonnaise de Cinéma, Metheus Film, Rapid Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

A few standout moments in a generally unremarkable film

Frederick Stafford's main contribution to the spy genre is his leading role in Alfred Hitchcock's "Topaz". A few years earlier, he played the French James Bond, OSS 117, twice. In between those two films, he also made the more obscure "Agent 505 - The Trap Door Falls In Beirut" - so is this film a buried treasure? Not quite. It's rather unremarkable on the whole. But there are some moments that stand out: the customary nightclub number does not involve singing or dancing, but a blindfolded woman shooting light bulbs! A man hangs from the bottom of a flying helicopter - almost 30 years before Jackie Chan did something similar in "Police Story III". And the villain's demise is pretty bloody. Stafford is a capable lead and Geneviève Cluny is cute. But the film is still only average. ** out of 4.