Nick Carter and Red Club (1965)
"Nick Carter et le trèfle rouge" (original title)

Nick Carter, the French counterpart of James Bond, tries to recover some stolen nuclear missiles.

Director:

Jean-Paul Savignac

Writers:

Claude Rank (novel), Jean-Paul Savignac (adaptation),

Stars:

Eddie Constantine, Nicole Courcel, Joseph Dassin

Cast

Cast overview:
Eddie Constantine	...	Nick Carter
Nicole Courcel	...	Dora
Joseph Dassin	...	Janos (as Joe Dassin)
Jeanne Valérie	...	Lia
Jacques Harden	...	Herbert
Roger Rudel	...	Beckman
Jean Ozenne
Pierre Rousseau	...	Niemann
Michel Ruhl	...	Rudolf Wedermeyer
Gordon Felio	...	Gondolach
Graziella Galvani	...	Nanny
Carl Studer
Donald O'Brien
Jimmy Karoubi
Marcel Champel

Storyline

Nick Carter, the French counterpart of James Bond, tries to recover some stolen nuclear missiles.

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Plot Keywords:

missile | spy | based on novel

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Genres:

Action

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Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

25 November 1965 (France)

Also Known As:

A Volta de Nick Carter

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chaumiane, Filmstudio, Parc Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although clearly of the same genre, this film appears to be unrelated to the series of Nick Carter: Killmaster spy novels published in the United States at the time.

User Reviews

Another side of Nick Carter

Nick Carter had undergone some changes since its creation :first a sleuth a la Sherlock Holmes ,he went pulp fiction in the thirties;then ,in the wake of James Bond,he became a secret agent.Indeed,"Le Trefle Rouge" is a poor man's "Thunderball":rockets were stolen and these dangerous weapons may put the world in jeopardy.Played by Eddie Constantine,who is not exactly the original hero,this Nick Carter is the hero of a story completely devoid of interest.

In one curiously circular and self-referential scene, Constantine as Carter enters a house where he finds a large collection of Nick Carter pulp magazines and other Nick Carter memorabilia.(IMDb)

The main interest is the presence of Jo Dassin,Jules' son -whose career as a singer had just begun and would become big in the late sixties/seventies- ,wearing a mustache :he was wise enough to call it a day,as far as cinema was concerned ,and to concentrate on his buoyant singing career.