Agent 8 3/4 (Hot Enough for June) (1964)
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33% of users liked it
(483 ratings)
Dirk Bogarde plays one of those "reluctant spies" so common to adventure films of the 1960s. A poverty-stricken author, Bogarde is sent to Czechoslovakia by the British government as an unofficial "goodwill ambassador" to an industrial firm. It soon dawns upon him that his real… More Dirk Bogarde plays one of those "reluctant spies" so common to adventure films of the 1960s. A poverty-stricken author, Bogarde is sent to Czechoslovakia by the British government as an unofficial "goodwill ambassador" to an industrial firm. It soon dawns upon him that his real assignment is to gather facts for his government's secret service; unfortunately, neither Bogarde's bosses nor his adversaries let him in on just how much danger is involved. After an excellent--and quite funny--opening, the film bogs down into an uninspired James Bond parody (we should have been warned what was coming by the very first scene, in which Agent 007's file is marked "Deceased"). Also known as Agent 008 3/4, Agent 8 3/4 was originally screened in England as Hot Enough for June; the British version ran nearly twenty minutes longer than the American release. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ralph Thomas
- Genres
- Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 13, 1965 Wide
- Studio
- Arthur Rank
Critic Reviews
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John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
...restrained parody, with no slapstick antics in sight. You'll find here only subtle humor, mostly verbal.
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John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
...enjoyably amusing.
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Cast
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Dirk Bogarde
as Nicholas Whistler
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Sylva Koscina
as Vlasta Simenova
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Robert Morley
as Col. Cunliffe
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Leo McKern
as Simenova
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Roger Delgado
as Josef
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John Le Mesurier
as Roger Allsop
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Richard Vernon
as Roddinghead
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Amanda Grinling
as Secretary
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Noel Harrison
as Johnnie
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Derek Nimmo
as Fred
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Jill Melford
as Lorna
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Brook Williams
as Leon
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George Pravda
as Pavelko
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Richard Pasco
as Plakov
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Eric Pohlmann
as Galushka
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Gertan Klauber
as German Research Man
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Frank Finlay
as Janitor
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Norman Bird
as Clerk
- Derek Fowlds
- Philo Hauser
- John Junkin
