The Spy with Ten Faces explained

The Spy with Ten Faces
Director:	Alberto De Martino
Producer:	Luggi Waldleitner Emo Bistolfi
Screenplay:	Alberto De Martino
Starring:	Paul Hubschmid Karin Dor Vivi Bach Nando Gazzolo
Music:	Bruno Nicolai
Cinematography:	Mario Fioretti
Editing:	Elisabeth Kleinert-Neumann
Studio:	European Roxy Film GmbH & Co. KG
Runtime:	103 minutes
Country:	West Germany Italy^[1]

The Spy with Ten Faces (aka Italian: '''Upperseven, l'uomo da uccidere'''/ Upper Seven, the Man to Kill), or German: '''Der Mann mit den tausend Masken'''/The Man of a Thousand Masks) is a 1966 Italian-West German Eurospy film written and directed by Alberto De Martino.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Plot

Paul Finney aka Upperseven; played by Paul Hubschmitt, is a master of disguise by the use of masks. His task is to secure a transport of credit money for the union of some African states. An international gang manages to steal this money and wants to use it to build a missile base. Part of the film takes place in Rome.

Cast

• Paul Hubschmid as Paul Finney, the Upperseven
• Karin Dor as CIA agent Helen Farheit
• Vivi Bach as Birgit
• Nando Gazzolo as Kobras
• Rosalba Neri as Pauline
• Guido Lollobrigida as Santos
• Tom Felleghy as Gibbons
• Tullio Altamura as Bank director

Release

The Spy with Ten Faces was released in West Germany on April 22, 1966.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Der Mann mit den tausend Masken. Filmportal.de. May 1, 2016.
2. Book: Tom Lisanti, Louis Paul. Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962–1973. 10 April 2002. McFarland, 2002. 978-0-7864-1194-8.
3. Book: Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. 978-88-8440-503-6.
4. Book: Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. 978-88-6073-626-0.