Fire on Frankie

Movie
Original title	Fire on Frankie
Country of production	Federal Republic of Germany , Spain , Italy
original language	Spanish
Publishing year	1967
length	99 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	José Antonio de la Loma
script	José Antonio de la Loma, Jaime Jesús Balcázar
production	Alfonso Balcázar , Alfons Carcasona
music	Piero Umiliani
camera	Victor Monreal
cut	Teresa Alcocer , Bruno Mattei
occupation
Joachim Fuchsberger : Frankie Bargher / Dr. Bargher Erika Blanc : Maud Taylor Rik Battaglia : drummer Rosalba Neri : Elena Karin Field : Karin Walter Barnes : Col. O'Connor Charles Fawcett : Prof. Peers Eddi Arent : Emperor Luis de Tejada : Caldar Mariano Vidal Molina : Tom Fenner

Fire at Frankie is a German spy film from 1967 with Joachim Fuchsberger in a double role.

action

The successful scientist Peers has developed a fuel that should open up completely new paths in space travel. His assistant Bargher announced the test results in Geneva. As a result, Peers is kidnapped by gangsters. Since he does not survive the kidnapping, the gangsters now concentrate on his assistant. Then the CIA comes up with the idea to persuade his brother, the playboy Frankie, to take on the role of Dr Bargher.

Reviews

"Agent film of average tension."

- Lexicon of international film

“An agent film that differs from the dozen of its genre by the freshness of its staging. Acceptable entertainment. "

- Protestant film observer

Trivia

The first performance was on August 11, 1967. The Spanish title is Misión en Ginebra , the Italian Per 50,000 maledetti dollari . The film was released on DVD on February 3, 2012.

Web links

• Fire on Frankie in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Fire on Frankie. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .  
2. ↑ Critique No. 363/1967, page 465, editor: Evangelischer Presseverband München