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

The Sheikh With Four Fingers

A dastardly villain known as The Sheikh threatens to wipe out the city of Beirut (and all 650,000 of its citizens) in this reasonably entertaining West German thriller from director Manfred Kohler, perhaps best known today for co-writing Harry Kumel's erotic vampire epic Daughters of Darkness. Frederick Stafford plays suave secret agent Richard Blake, on the trail of The Sheikh with the assistance of gorgeous reporter Denise DuPree (Genevieve Cluny). A philanthropist named Omar Abdullah (Willy Birgel), whose cause is rehabilitating criminals, attracts the attention of Blake, and we're off to the races. Babes, bullets, and gadgets--they're all here and shot on location in mod, mod Beirut, at the time an 'international city' and a popular spot for European co-productions. Music lovers should note that Ennio Morricone's score echoes his spaghetti western work but fits nicely into the proceedings, whilst anticipating Theodorakis' percussive Z score by a full year. The English language print misspells his name 'Morricono', though!