Frederick Stafford

  • Jacques Besnard – Estouffade à la caraïbe AKA The Looters (1967)

    1961-1970AdventureCrimeFranceJacques Besnard

    One for all the Serge Gainsbourg and Jean Seberg completists.

    Guy Bellinger wrote:
    Morgan, a lapsed burglar, is drugged and shanghaied on board a yacht by beautiful Colleen. When he comes to, the athletic young man learns that Colleen and her friends want him to break open the vaults of a Caribbean island where a ruthless dictator has deposited a treasure stolen from his people. Despite the way he has been treated, Morgan accepts the mission. The group, supported by local resistant fighters, storm the fortress, but Colleen’s father gets killed during the attack. The treasure is finally retrieved and is returned to the people. Morgan and Colleen will say yes to each other for better or for worse.Read More »

  • André Hunebelle – Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117 AKA OSS 117: Mission for a Killer (1965)

    1961-1970ActionAndré HunebelleFranceThriller

    Synopsis:
    O.S.S 117 (Frederick Stafford) is an American CIA operative who is sent to South America to thwart the attempt of a group of underground subversives who want to take over the world. Although classified as a Bond-style spy feature, it lacks the humor and gloss of other films of the genre. Location shots from Brazil are impressive as the sight of routine gun battles.Read More »

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