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The Venetian Affair

  • 19661966
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 29m
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5.3/10
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Boris Karloff, Robert Vaughn, and Elke Sommer in The Venetian Affair (1966)
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Former CIA man, Bill Fenner, now a downbeat, loner journalist, is sent to Venice to investigate the shock suicide bombing by an American diplomat at a peace conference.Former CIA man, Bill Fenner, now a downbeat, loner journalist, is sent to Venice to investigate the shock suicide bombing by an American diplomat at a peace conference.Former CIA man, Bill Fenner, now a downbeat, loner journalist, is sent to Venice to investigate the shock suicide bombing by an American diplomat at a peace conference.
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    • Jerry Thorpe
    • E. Jack Neuman(screenplay by)
    • Helen MacInnes(based upon the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Robert Vaughn
    • Elke Sommer
    • Felicia Farr
    • Jerry Thorpe
    • E. Jack Neuman(screenplay by)
    • Helen MacInnes(based upon the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Robert Vaughn
    • Elke Sommer
    • Felicia Farr
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    • 16User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Boris Karloff in The Venetian Affair (1966)
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    Robert Vaughn and Elke Sommer in The Venetian Affair (1966)
    E. Jack Neuman and Elke Sommer in The Venetian Affair (1966)
    Robert Vaughn and Elke Sommer in The Venetian Affair (1966)
    Robert Vaughn and Elke Sommer in The Venetian Affair (1966)
    Robert Vaughn and Elke Sommer in The Venetian Affair (1966)
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    Boris Karloff, Robert Vaughn, and Elke Sommer in The Venetian Affair (1966)
    Boris Karloff, Robert Vaughn, and Elke Sommer in The Venetian Affair (1966)

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    Robert Vaughn
    Robert Vaughn
    • Bill Fenner
    Elke Sommer
    Elke Sommer
    • Sandra Fane
    Felicia Farr
    Felicia Farr
    • Claire Connor
    Karlheinz Böhm
    Karlheinz Böhm
    • Robert Wahl
    • (as Karl Boehm)
    Luciana Paluzzi
    Luciana Paluzzi
    • Giulia Almeranti
    Boris Karloff
    Boris Karloff
    • Dr. Pierre Vaugiroud
    Roger C. Carmel
    Roger C. Carmel
    • Mike Ballard
    Edward Asner
    Edward Asner
    • Frank Rosenfeld
    Joe De Santis
    Joe De Santis
    • Jan Aarvan
    Fabrizio Mioni
    Fabrizio Mioni
    • Russo
    Wesley Lau
    Wesley Lau
    • Neill Carlson
    Bill Weiss
    • Goldsmith
    Don Ames
    • Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Don Anderson
    Don Anderson
    • Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Argentina Brunetti
    Argentina Brunetti
    • The Nun
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Cherney
    • Agent
    • (uncredited)
    Gene Coogan
    Gene Coogan
    • Scientist
    • (uncredited)
    George DeNormand
    George DeNormand
    • Diplomat
    • (uncredited)
      • Jerry Thorpe
      • E. Jack Neuman(screenplay by)
      • Helen MacInnes(based upon the novel by)
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    • Trivia
      This movie was made and released about four years after its source novel of the same name by author Helen MacInnes was first published in 1963. This is the third of four screen adaptations of one of Macinnes' novels. The others are The Salzburg Connection (1972), Above Suspicion (1943) and Assignment in Brittany (1943).
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the film Pennyman wipes glass-sweat off of his desk after Fenner places his drink there. The glass had no ice in it, and would not have produced any condensation.
    • Quotes

      Bill Fenner: Where are you from?

      Claire Connor: Detroit.

      Bill Fenner: That's right next to my hometown.

      Claire Connor: Where's that?

      Bill Fenner: San Francisco.

    • Connections
      Referenced in MGM 40th Anniversary (1964)
    • Soundtracks
      Our Venetian Affair
      Words by Hal Winn

      Music by Lalo Schifrin

      Sung by Julius LaRosa

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    5/10
    doesn't make it
    And a big yawn goes to "The Venetian Affair" from 1966.

    Based on a Helen McInnes novel, none of which made successful films, it sports an interesting, if not great cast: Robert Vaughn, Ed Asner, Boris Karloff, Elke Sommer, and Karl Boehm. The most interesting things about it are Karloff and the shots of Venice, my favorite city. I wish it had been in color.

    The beginning makes one think you're really going to see something. An American diplomat detonates a bomb during a conference on disarmament in Vienna. There doesn't seem to be any reason for him doing so, and the USA doesn't want to be blamed. They start looking for reasons.

    Vaughn, playing a drunk named Bill Fenner, who is ex-CIA, is sent back into action by the CIA. He has an ex-wife who is a turncoat, and the CIA is sure he can locate her. They think she might have been involved or at least know something. Fenner never got over her, though you wouldn't know it since he propositions every woman he meets.

    It becomes confusing from there -- and boring. Slow pace, and Vaughn was not the stuff movie stars are made of. It's normal when you have a big success like Man from U.N.C.L.E. to try your luck at films, but not everyone succeeds.

    Despite what some people state on this board, that people who don't like this movie were expecting explosions and all sorts of car chases and CGI, etc, I didn't care about any of that and never have. It's just not a very intriguing film. All I ask from a spy film is some suspense and a really good story, along with the acting.

    During this time, we had the James Bond films with all their gadgets, and U.N.C.L.E., and the producers tried to attract both audiences. A very routine film.
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    • Release date
      • February 10, 1967 (Ireland)
      • United States
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Venice, Veneto, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Jerry Thorpe Productions
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • 1 hour 29 minutes

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