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The 2nd Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World

Original title: Licensed to Kill
  • 19651965
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
177
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Tom Adams in The 2nd Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World (1965)
ActionAdventureComedy
Dauntless British agent Charles Vine is called upon to escort to London the famed Swedish scientist Henrik Jacobs to negotiate the sale of a secret formula. However, sinister forces gambling... Read allDauntless British agent Charles Vine is called upon to escort to London the famed Swedish scientist Henrik Jacobs to negotiate the sale of a secret formula. However, sinister forces gambling for enormous stakes are already at work. With the aid of the most fantastic gadgets, Vine... Read allDauntless British agent Charles Vine is called upon to escort to London the famed Swedish scientist Henrik Jacobs to negotiate the sale of a secret formula. However, sinister forces gambling for enormous stakes are already at work. With the aid of the most fantastic gadgets, Vine manages to extricate his charges from the most diabolical traps until the final battle in... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
177
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  • Director
    • Lindsay Shonteff
  • Writers
    • Howard Griffiths(screenplay by)
    • Lindsay Shonteff(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Tom Adams
    • Karel Stepanek
    • Peter Bull
  • Director
    • Lindsay Shonteff
  • Writers
    • Howard Griffiths(screenplay by)
    • Lindsay Shonteff(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Tom Adams
    • Karel Stepanek
    • Peter Bull
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    • 12User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Tom Adams
    Tom Adams
    • Charles Vine
    Karel Stepanek
    Karel Stepanek
    • Henrik Jacobsen
    Peter Bull
    Peter Bull
    • Masterman
    John Arnatt
    John Arnatt
    • Rockwell
    Francis De Wolff
    Francis De Wolff
    • Walter Pickering
    Felix Felton
    • Tetchkinov
    Veronica Hurst
    Veronica Hurst
    • Julia Lindberg
    Judy Huxtable
    Judy Huxtable
    • Computer Center Girl
    Carol Blake
    • Crossword Puzzle Girl
    Claire Gordon
    Claire Gordon
    • Hospital Doctor
    Sarah Maddern
    • Hotel Maid
    Mona Chong
    • Chinese Girl
    Shelagh Booth
    • Governess
    George Pastell
    George Pastell
    • Russian Commissar
    Denis Holmes
    • Maltby
    Gary Hope
    Gary Hope
    • Army Officer
    Billy Milton
    Billy Milton
    • Wilson
    Oliver MacGreevy
    • First Russian Commissar
    • Director
      • Lindsay Shonteff
    • Writers
      • Howard Griffiths(screenplay by)
      • Lindsay Shonteff(screenplay by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The later Charles Bind movie, Undercover Lover (1979), had a similar title to this Charles Vine movie's UK title of ''Licensed to Kill''.
    • Quotes

      Charles Vine: You enjoying yourself?

      Computer Center Girl: I am. I have an aptitude for figures.

      Charles Vine: So have I. Tell me, what does this machine do?

      Computer Center Girl: It gives general information, depending on the questions it receives.

      Charles Vine: I see. Ask it for your telephone number, will you?

    • Connections
      Followed by Where the Bullets Fly (1966)
    • Soundtracks
      The 2nd Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World
      (U.S. version only)

      Written by Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen

      Sung by Sammy Davis Jr.; (A Reprise Records Artist)

      Arranged by Claus Oberman

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    9/10
    Any actor who carries....and can PROPERLY LOAD ...a Mauser Broomhandle has got my vote.
    Any actor who carries....and can PROPERLY LOAD ...a Mauser Broomhandle has GOTTA worth an hour or two of my time. And Tom Adams as Charles Vine can sure do THAT. He's suave, sophisticated, very-British, and carries an odd-ball handgun. Wow!

    I first saw this movie, via Turner's Chanel 17, when I was in college. It seemed to me to be head and shoulders above the average James Bond-wannabies. It stuck with me well enough I watched the second film, called WHERE THE BULLETS FLY, when it was offered.

    My only regret is, since TIME-WARNER took over Turner Television, many of these 'small' films are lost...never re-shown....by these out-of-touch cost-accountants that run TW.

    Take my advice...if offered a chance to see LICENSED TO KILL or WHERE THE BULLETS FLY, give it a chance. It MIGHT just grow on you.
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    • Nov 21, 2002

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    • Release date
      • 1965 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Second Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World
    • Filming locations
      • London Heliport, Lombard Rd, Battersea, London, England, UK(Helicopter shootings)
    • Production companies
      • Alistair
      • Embassy Pictures Corporation (I)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes

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