Hot Enough for June (1964)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Ralph Thomas

Writers:

Lukas Heller (screenplay)
Lionel Davidson (novel)

Release Date:

18 September 1964 (Finland)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The Funniest Agent of the Year!

Plot:

Unemployed Czech-speaking writer Nicholas Whistler thinks he's got a job visiting Prague for a bit of industrial espionage...

Plot Keywords:

British Intelligence | Writer | Hiding In Bathroom | Spy Spoof | British Intelligence Agent

Cast

Dirk Bogarde	...	Nicholas Whistler
Sylva Koscina	...	Vlasta Simoneva
Robert Morley	...	Colonel Cunliffe
Leo McKern	...	Simoneva
Roger Delgado	...	Josef
Derek Fowlds	...	Sun Bathing Man
Amanda Grinling	...	Cunliffe's secretary
Noel Harrison	...	Johnnie
Philo Hauser	...	Vlcek
John Junkin	...	Clerk in Opening Scene
Gertan Klauber	...	Technician in Czech Glass Factory
John Le Mesurier	...	Roger Allsop
Jill Melford	...	Lorna
Derek Nimmo	...	Fred
Richard Pasco	...	Plakov

Also Known As:

Agent 008 3/4 (USA) (promotional title)
Agent 8 3/4 (USA)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:A | Australia:G (TV rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12

Filming Locations:

Padua, Veneto, Italy

Company:

Rank Organisation, The

Trivia:

A newspaper headline reads "Ralph Thomas is not a spy". Clearly an in-joke.

My brief review of the film

A better-than-average spy thriller, the film is sort of like a combination between James Bond and 'North by Northwest'. It has an awful number of lame jokes in the mix, but in compensation, there are many amusing moments to be had along the way. Set and made during the time of the Cold War, there are almost unavoidably overly silly, mocking portrayals of the Communist characters, however in such a light-hearted film as this one is, silly supporting do not pose much of a problem. Generally, this is just enjoyable stuff, nothing heavy but still entertaining, and at times quite sexed up too, without overdoing it.