Agent 8 3/4 (1964)
"Hot Enough for June" (original title)

Unemployed Czech-speaking writer Nicholas Whistler thinks he's got a job visiting Prague for a bit of industrial espionage. In fact he is now in the employ of British Intelligence. His ... See full summary »

Director:

Ralph Thomas

Writers:

Lukas Heller (screenplay), Lionel Davidson (novel)

Stars:

Dirk Bogarde, Sylva Koscina, Robert Morley

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Unemployed Czech-speaking writer Nicholas Whistler thinks he's got a job visiting Prague for a bit of industrial espionage. In fact he is now in the employ of British Intelligence. His pretty chauffeuse on arrival behind the Iron Curtain, Comrade Simonova, is herself a Czech agent. Just as well she's immediately attracted to 007's unwitting replacement.

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Plot Keywords:

writer | british intelligence | month in title | spy spoof | spying | 

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Taglines:

The Funniest Agent of the Year!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 1964 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Agent 008 3/4

Filming Locations:

Padua, Veneto, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rank Organisation, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie was released as 'Hot Enough For June' when it premiered in England in March 1964 but the film was then re-titled 'Agent 8¾' for its release in the USA where it also had the similar promotional title of 'Agent 008¾'.

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Goofs

As Whistler takes cover on the parade float, one of the men travelling alongside him stares and waves at the camera.

User Reviews

Slight Supposed Spy Spoof

"Hot Enough For June" tries to be both a James Bond spoof AND a serious spy thriller, but in truth it contains very little humor and very little action. What it does have is a lot of cold war espionage - it certainly feels more like a real spy movie than any Bond film of the period, with the notable exception of "From Russia With Love". At the end, the real aim of the film seems to be to reveal the pointlessness and futility of the typical spy games. But since what we just watched WAS a typical spy game, the film ends up feeling pointless and futile itself! Dirk Bogarde is fine as the reluctant spy, Robert Morley is fun as essentially an "M" figure, and the unspeakably gorgeous Sylva Koscina, who starred in several spy movies of this period, reminds us once again what a shame it was that she never got to be a real Bond girl - she would have easily ranked among the Top 3. (**)