Target for Killing (1966)
"Das Geheimnis der gelben Mönche" (original title)

A secret agent battles a secret brainwashing organisation.

Director:

Manfred R. Köhler

Writer:

Anatol Bratt (screenplay)

Stars:

Stewart Granger, Karin Dor, Rupert Davies

Cast

Cast overview:
Stewart Granger	...	James Vine
Karin Dor	...	Sandra Perkins
Rupert Davies	...	Kommissar Saadi
Curd Jürgens	...	Gérard van Looch / Giant
Adolfo Celi	...	Henry Perkins
Scilla Gabel	...	La Tigra
Klaus Kinski	...	Caporetti
Molly Peters	...	Vera
Erika Remberg	...	Stewardess
Luis Induni	...	Dr. Yang
José Marco Rosello	...	Kath
Demeter Bitenc	...	Cloy - ein Killer
Allen Pinson	...	Co-Pilot
Slobodan Dimitrijevic	...	Killer
Wilbert Gurley	...	Zonga

Storyline

A secret agent battles a secret brainwashing organisation.

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Plot Keywords:

spy | color in title

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller | Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy Austria West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

September 1966 (Austria)

Also Known As:

Target for Killing

Company Credits

Production Co:

Intercontinental Produktion, Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in I due vigili (1967)

User Reviews

A step up from Granger's previous spy outing

Stewart Granger is after a generally evil organization run by Curd Jurgens but the real story has to do with Jurgens' efforts to kill Karen Dor and get the money she is soon to inherit.

Granger is again an FBI agent and indeed, is even supposedly the same man who thwarted the smuggling racket in "Red Dragon" but he has a different name; James Vine. Luckily, this time the results for viewers are much improved as the groovy credit sequence will attest. Hip graphics and a cool rock song kick things off nicely. Here Granger isn't quite the smarmy character he was in "Red Dragon" but he is still the unlikely beneficiary of a relationship with a pretty young thing, even pledging to marry her in the end!

Director Manfred Kohler (From Beirut With Love) has made a vast improvement on Granger's previous spy outing and the talented cast is a real asset to the film's modest successes.