008: Operation Exterminate

008: Operation Exterminate
Italian008: Operazione sterminio
Directed byUmberto Lenzi
Written byUmberto Lenzi
Produced byFortunato Misiano
CinematographyAugusto Tiezzi
Edited byJolanda Benvenuti
Music byAngelo Francesco Lavagnino
Release date
  • 3 September 1965 (1965-09-03)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

008: Operation Exterminate (Italian: A 008, operazione Sterminio) is a 1965 Italian/Egyptian Eurospy action film directed and written by Umberto Lenzi and filmed in Egypt and Switzerland. It starred Ingrid Schoeller as Agent 008, and Alberto Lupo as Agent 006.[1]

Plot

British agent 006 (Frank Smith) must recover a powerful super technology called "anti-radar"; his fellow American Agent 008 (MacDonald) follows him because she suspects something sinister. Thwarting their efforts is an evil organization of spies who are allied with the Russians.[2] After Agent 006 is able to recover the original plans of the machine in a journey from Switzerland to Egypt, Agent 008 discovers that 006 is actually a Russian spy.[3] In a strange twist ending, set in a bowling alley, Smith turns out to be a British spy after all.[4][5]

Cast

Source:[6]

Reviews

One reviewer described the film as "...surprisingly watchable in spite of being quite hokey." Schoeller's physical attraciveness being one of the film's key draws.[7] Unlike many spy films, several reviewers have noted the lack of fight scenes, although the blonde haired Schoeller does manage to fight several women in a spa when she realizes she's being set up by enemy agents.[8]

Set locations in Egypt and Switzerland were noted as a highlight of the film.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ 008: Operation Exterminate (1965) | MUBI. Retrieved 17 February 2025 – via mubi.com.
  2. ↑ Britton, Wesley (2006). On Screen and Undercover: The Ultimate Book of Movie Espionage. Westport, CT: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 139. ISBN 0-275-99281-0. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  3. ↑ 008: Operation Exterminate (1965). Retrieved 17 February 2025 – via letterboxd.com.
  4. ↑ Blake, Matt (2004). The Eurospy Guide. Baltimore, Maryland: Midnight Marquee Press. pp. 24–25. ISBN 1-887664-52-1.
  5. ↑ Pragasam, Andrew. "008 Operation Exterminate". The Spinning Image. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  6. ↑ 008: Operation Exterminate (1965) - IMDb. Retrieved 17 February 2025 – via www.imdb.com.
  7. 1 2 "008: Operation Exterminate". Letterboxd. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  8. 1 2 "008 Operation Exterminate – Review". The Wild Eye.


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