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Directed by | Roberto Bianchi Montero |
Written by | Alfonso Balcázar Roberto Bianchi Montero Mario Colucci |
Starring | Germán Cobos |
Cinematography | Mario Bistagne |
Edited by | Bruno Mattei |
Music by | Francesco De Masi |
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Language | Italian |
Desperate Mission (Italian: Agente Z 55 missione disperata, Spanish: Agente Z-55, misión Hong Kong, French: Agent Z-55, mission désespérée) is a 1965 Italian-Spanish-French Eurospy film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero and starring Germán Cobos.[1][2] It had a sequel in 1967, Blueprint for a Massacre.[2]
Nuclear scientist Larsen, captured by the Chinese, is rescued by US secret services. However, during the escape, Agent Z 51 is killed, and Larsen's whereabouts become unknown. Agent Z 55 is then sent to Hong Kong to finish the mission. The task is complicated by the fact that Larsen is also being pursued by a criminal organization seeking to deliver him to the Chinese authorities for a reward. With the assistance of a Chinese girl named Su-Ling, Z 55 manages to successfully rescue the scientist.