Hot cats
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Hot cats |
| Original title | Deadlier Than the Male |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1967 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Ralph Thomas |
| script |
Liz Charles-Williams David D. Osborn Jimmy Sangster |
| production |
Betty E. Box Sydney Box Bruce Newbery |
| music | Malcolm Lockyer |
| camera | Ernest Steward |
| cut | Alfred Roome |
| occupation | |
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Hot Cats is a British agent comedy with numerous references to the James Bond films. Alternative title is Deadly Cats .
action
The British agent Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond tracks down an international crime syndicate headed by the unscrupulous oil baron Carl Petersen. During his investigations, he repeatedly comes across Petersen's murderous "cats" Irma and Penelope, who in cold blood get rid of anyone who could harm their client. Nevertheless, Drummond manages to penetrate Petersen's secret command center. There is a showdown .
criticism
"Agent film that tries unsuccessfully to satirize the products customary in the genre, but is too cynical and expedient in itself to entertain."
“Average agent strip dominated by sex and cynicism. Superfluous."
useful information
The character of Bulldog Drummond was created in 1920 by crime writer Cyril McNeile and became the protagonist of a successful book and film series. The character enjoyed great popularity until the 1950s and is considered a role model for Ian Fleming's hero James Bond .
Leading actor Richard Johnson was in the casting for James Bond chasing Dr. No the first choice. However, the engagement failed due to contractual disputes. This cleared the way for Sean Connery .
The German actress Elke Sommer can be seen in a leading role .
According to the US magazine "Variety", the American director Quentin Tarantino Heisse Katzen is one of his "absolute favorite films."
continuation
The film was continued in 1969 under the title Some Girls Do with the same lead actor. Daliah Lavi can be seen in the female lead .
Web links
- Hot stone in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Hot cats at Filmstarts.de
- Comparison of the cut versions German DVD - UK DVD from Hot Cats at Schnittberichte.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hot cats. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Evangelischer Presseverband Munich, Review No. 96/1967.
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from May 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
