Marie-Chantal contre le docteur Kha explained

Marie-Chantal contre le docteur Kha
Director:Claude Chabrol
Producer:Georges de Beauregard
Pierre Gauchet
Cinematography:Jean Rabier
Editing:Jacques Gaillard
Runtime:110 minutes
Country:France
Spain
Italy
Language:French

Marie-Chantal contre le docteur Kha, also known as Blue Panther, is a 1965 spy film directed by Claude Chabrol.[1] based on the character in a series of novels by Jacques Chazot.

Plot

The French It girl Marie-Chantal gets accidentally entangled in a secret war between agents and terrorists. Before she actually realises what's going on around her, the henchmen of a certain Dr.Kha consider her a dangerous witness and try to hunt her down. On the run she gets to know an agent named Paco who works for Dr. Kha's counterpart Professor Lombardi.

Cast

Reception

In "The Eurospy Guide" Matt Blake praises the direction as well as the cinematography as "top-notch", the choreography as partly "hilarious" and the music as "good". He evaluates the sum of it all as "immensely entertaining".[2]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blue Panther. 2014-06-11. unifrance.org.
  2. Blake, Deal, p.147f