Secret Agent Super Dragon
| Secret Agent Super Dragon | |
|---|---|
 US film poster | |
| Directed by | Giorgio Ferroni (as Calvin Jackson Padget) |
| Produced by | Roberto Amoroso |
| Written by |
Giorgio Ferroni (as Calvin Jackson Padget) Remigio Del Grosso Bill Coleman Mike Mitchell |
| Starring |
Ray Danton Marisa Mell |
| Music by | Benedetto Ghiglia |
| Cinematography | Antonio Secchi |
| Edited by | Antonietta Zita (as Rosemary Ware) |
| Distributed by | United Screen Arts (USA) |
Release dates | 1966 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
Secret Agent Super Dragon (also known as New York chiama Superdrago, which translates as New York calls Superdragon) is a 1966 French, Spanish and Italian international co-production Eurospy film, directed by Giorgio Ferroni and starring Ray Danton as the titular secret agent. The film was later mocked and riffed on Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K). Filmed in Amsterdam but set in Michigan, the film was released in the United States by United Screen Arts, a company created by actor Dale Robertson[1] as a double feature with The One Eyed Soldiers.
Plot synopsis
The plot centers on a secret agent and an evil organization that is drugging people for world domination. After his colleague is killed, the eponymous Secret Agent Super Dragon comes out of retirement to investigate. The main character discovers that the culprits in this crime are actually part of an international crime syndicate, and that they are smuggling the drugs in imported vases.
Cast
- Ray Danton as Bryan Cooper (Super Dragon)
- Marisa Mell as Charity Farrel
- Margaret Lee as Cynthia Fulton
- Jess Hahn as Baby Face
- Carlo D'Angelo as Fernand Lamas
- Adriana Ambesi as Verna
- Marco Guglielmi as Professor Kurge
- Solvi Stubing as Elizabeth
- Gérard Herter as Coleman
- Jacques Herlin as Ross
DVD releases
- The MST3K version of the film has been released by Rhino Home Video as part of the Collection, Volume 12 box set.
References
- ↑ p.34 Billboard 21 Aug 1965