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Where the Spies Are

  • 19661966
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
854
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Where the Spies Are (1966)
AdventureComedy
A local doctor is recruited as a cold war spy to fulfill a very important secret mission in the Middle East, only to experience that his mission is complicated by a sexy female double agent.A local doctor is recruited as a cold war spy to fulfill a very important secret mission in the Middle East, only to experience that his mission is complicated by a sexy female double agent.A local doctor is recruited as a cold war spy to fulfill a very important secret mission in the Middle East, only to experience that his mission is complicated by a sexy female double agent.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
854
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Val Guest
  • Writers
    • Wolf Mankowitz(screenplay by)
    • Val Guest(screenplay by)
    • James Leasor(additional scenes by)
  • Stars
    • David Niven
    • Françoise Dorléac
    • John Le Mesurier
  • Director
    • Val Guest
  • Writers
    • Wolf Mankowitz(screenplay by)
    • Val Guest(screenplay by)
    • James Leasor(additional scenes by)
  • Stars
    • David Niven
    • Françoise Dorléac
    • John Le Mesurier
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 21User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    Where the Spies Are (1966)
    Françoise Dorléac in Where the Spies Are (1966)
    Françoise Dorléac in Where the Spies Are (1966)
    David Niven and Françoise Dorléac in Where the Spies Are (1966)
    David Niven and Françoise Dorléac in Where the Spies Are (1966)
    Where the Spies Are (1966)
    Where the Spies Are (1966)
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    David Niven and Françoise Dorléac in Where the Spies Are (1966)

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    David Niven
    David Niven
    • Dr. Jason Love
    Françoise Dorléac
    Françoise Dorléac
    • Vikki
    • (as Francoise Dorleac)
    John Le Mesurier
    John Le Mesurier
    • MacGillivray
    Cyril Cusack
    Cyril Cusack
    • Rosser
    Eric Pohlmann
    Eric Pohlmann
    • Farouk
    Richard Marner
    Richard Marner
    • Josef
    Paul Stassino
    Paul Stassino
    • Simmias
    George Pravda
    George Pravda
    • 1st Agent
    Noel Harrison
    Noel Harrison
    • Jackson
    Ronald Radd
    Ronald Radd
    • Stanilaus
    Alan Gifford
    Alan Gifford
    • Security
    Bill Nagy
    Bill Nagy
    • Aeradio
    George Mikell
    • Assassin
    Nigel Davenport
    Nigel Davenport
    • Parkington
    Reginald Beckwith
    Reginald Beckwith
    • Mr. Kahn
    Gábor Baraker
    • 2nd Agent
    Geoffrey Bayldon
    Geoffrey Bayldon
    • Lecturer
    Derek Partridge
    Derek Partridge
    • Duty Officer
    • Director
      • Val Guest
    • Writers
      • Wolf Mankowitz(screenplay by)
      • Val Guest(screenplay by)
      • James Leasor(additional scenes by) (adapted from his novel "Passport to Oblivion")
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    • Trivia
      According to John Heseltine, who restored the car for the film, star David Niven couldn't master the idiosyncratic gearbox of the white 1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Phaeton Convertible, and subsequently it was driven in bottom gear, resulting in it overheating. The scene in the film showing the steaming Cord was hastily rewritten to work around the problem. The car had to be restored from nothing but a rusty collection of parts in just six months to get it ready for filming.
    • Goofs
      Before Love is sent to Beirut, Jackson checks the papers to be given to Love. The last of them is "a photo of Rosser". Later in Rosser's hotel room in Beirut, however, a very important scene is built around the proposition that Love does not know what Rosser looks like. Love may not be an actual spy, but he should still be able to recognize a man from his photo.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Jason Love: Good lord, I was almost a virgin surgeon in those days.

    • Crazy credits
      The film title appears on a paper, which burns up over the opening credits.

    User reviews21

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    undemanding light 60's vintage spy romp
    Accurate in many respects as regards spycraft and the extensive MI6 registry card indices. Also that arabic scenario - set in Beirut which is where Kim Philby escaped to Russia.

    David Niven plays a reluctantly doctor persuaded to spy in exchange for a '37 Chrysler LeBaron to replace his 1937 Cord Phaeton.

    They even had a dig at the, then, new James Bond: Niven; "I hope you realise I'm not a superspy or an agent in black"; LeMesurier:"well that kind of exhibitionism always ends in disaster". The accurate view of MI6!

    Notable for a poignant appearance of the beautiful but doomed Francoise D'Orleac.

    The plot is undemanding: Who do I trust? is the pretty girl who seduced me a double agent? The baddies attempt to assassinate the friendly head of an oil state but it all goes wrong for them. can Niven escape the baddies? affable enough but not a masterpiece.
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    • davidh-15
    • Jun 19, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 19, 1966 (Iran)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dolche in der Kasbah
    • Filming locations
      • Beirut, Lebanon
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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