Four Queens for an Ace | |
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Directed by | Jacques Poitrenaud |
Written by | Georges Bardawil Gérard Carlier Jacques Poitrenaud Jean-Loup Dabadie |
Starring | Roger Hanin Sylva Koscina |
Cinematography | Manolo Merino |
Edited by | Pierre Gillette |
Music by | Serge Gainsbourg |
Color process | Eastmancolor |
Production companies | Société Française de Cinématographie Ágata Films S.A. Ci.Ti. Cinematografica Leone Film Group |
Distributed by | Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Countries | France Italy Spain |
Language | French |
Four Queens for an Ace (French: Carré de dames pour un as, Spanish: Demasiadas mujeres para Layton, Italian: Layton... bambole e karatè, also known as An Ace and Four Queens) is a 1966 French-Spanish-Italian spy film, directed by Jacques Poitrenaud and starring Roger Hanin and Sylva Koscina. It is based on a novel by Michael Loggan.[1][2][3]
Plot
Hakim Gregory escapes from prison by killing a number of guards, and returns to his hide-out abroad, to lead again his gang of drug trafficking and contract murders. Layton of the Secret Service must discover, and arrest him.
Cast
- Roger Hanin as Dan Layton
- Sylva Koscina as Dolorès
- Catherine Allégret as Marion
- Dominique Wilms as Petula
- Laura Valenzuela as Rosaria
- François Maistre as Hakim Gregory
- Guy Delorme as Jésus
- Serge Gainsbourg as l'homme qui demande du feu
References
- ^ Marco Giusti. 007 all'italiana. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. ISBN 9788876381874.
- ^ Luis Gasca (1998). Un siglo de cine español. Planeta, 1998. ISBN 8408023098.
- ^ Alain-Guy Aknin; Philippe Crocq; Serge Vincendet (2007). Le cinéma de Gainsbourg... affirmatif !. Rocher, 2007. ISBN 978-2268060613.
External links
- 1966 films
- French spy thriller films
- Italian spy thriller films
- Spanish spy thriller films
- 1960s spy thriller films
- Films directed by Jacques Poitrenaud
- Films based on French novels
- Films with screenplays by Jean-Loup Dabadie
- Films scored by Serge Gainsbourg
- 1960s French films
- 1960s Spanish films
- 1960s Italian films
- 1960s Spanish film stubs
- 1960s French film stubs