Our Man Flint (1966)
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82% of critics liked it
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64% of users liked it
(4,143 ratings)
James Coburn stars as super-spy Derek Flint in this action comedy which takes the tongue-in-cheek wit of the James Bond series and shifts it into high gear. Flint is an ultra-sophisticated operative of international intelligence agency Z.O.W.I.E. He's a master of martial arts, electronic… More James Coburn stars as super-spy Derek Flint in this action comedy which takes the tongue-in-cheek wit of the James Bond series and shifts it into high gear. Flint is an ultra-sophisticated operative of international intelligence agency Z.O.W.I.E. He's a master of martial arts, electronic gadgetry (his cigarette lighter can perform 83 special functions), languages both human and animal (he can communicate with dolphins in a pinch), and even gives ballet lessons to the dancers of the Bolshoi. So when his fellow agents begin dropping like flies, Z.O.W.I.E. assigns Flint the task of finding out who the killers happen to be. Eventually, Flint discovers that the killings are all part of the wicked machinations of G.A.L.A.X.Y., a cadre of world-wide villainy that plans to take over the world through weather control. Our Man Flint also stars Lee J. Cobb, Gila Golan, and Edward Mulhare. A sequel, In Like Flint, followed two years later, and in 1976, the character was revived for a TV movie, Our Man Flint: Dead on Target, with Ray Danton taking over the role of Derek Flint. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Daniel Mann
- Written By
- Hal Fimberg, Ben Starr
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 16, 1966 Wide
- Studio
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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, TIME Magazine
The gimmickry congeals.
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Variety Staff, Variety
[A] dazzling, action-jammed swashbuckling spoof.
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Bosley Crowther, New York Times
It becomes a parade of nonsense, a steal on the comic strips.
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Jaunty.
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Peter Canavese, Groucho Reviews
To the extent that Our Man Flint works, it does so due to its tossed-off wit...and the sheer oddity of Coburn, the toothy, gangly character actor who nevertheless charms his way into stardom here with laid-back cool. [Blu-ray]
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Cast
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James Coburn
as Derek Flint
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Lee J Cobb
as Cramden
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Gila Golan
as Gila
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Edward Mulhare
as Malcolm Rodney
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Benson Fong
as Dr. Wu
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Shelby Grant
as Leslie
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Sigrid Valdis
as Anna
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Gianna Serra
as Gina
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Helen Funai
as Sakito
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Rhys Williams
as Dr. Krupov
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Russ Conway
as American General
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Ena Hartman
as WAC
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William Walker
as American Diplomat
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Peter Brocco
as Dr. Wu
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James Brolin
as Extra
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Michael St. Clair
as Gruber
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Harry Monty
as Uncredited
