James Bond casts a long shadow. A hugely exportable proposition for the UK film industry, the influence of Ian Fleming’s cultured brute has spread far and wide. To complement the release of Bond’s latest spree of killing and carousing we present a selection of films that openly riff on the Bond persona and on the rudiments of the 007 formula.
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Danger Diabolik
Directed by the great Mario Bava, Danger Diabolik is the cat and mouse tale of a suave sophisticate (John Philip Law) who is pursued by…
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The Ipcress File
The film that made Michael Caine, The Ipress File is a spy thriller antidote to 007 hysteria. Harry Palmer is a bespectacled ladies’ man who shops…
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Our Man Flint
When a global criminal organisation flexes its power over weather and tectonic activity, secret agent Derek Flint (James Coburn) is summoned from retirement to get…
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For Your Height Only
For Your Height Only is a legend amongst lovers of truly "out there" cinema. A film about a two and a half foot tall Filipino…