Se Tutte le Donne del Mondo

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name = Se Tutte le Donne del Mondo


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director = Henry Levin
Arduino Maiuri
producer = Dino De Laurentiis
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starring = Mike Connors
Dorothy Provine
Terry-Thomas Jack Gwillim
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released = 1966
runtime = 106 min.
country = Italy
language = English
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imdb_id = 0060592

"Se Tutte le Donne del Mondo" (International title: "If All the Women in the World") is a James Bond spoof movie released in 1966. In most of the world, the English title was "If All the Women in the World". It was released in the U.S. a year later with the title "Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die". Produced by Dino De Laurentiis, the film was directed by Henry Levin director of two Matt Helm films and Arduino Maiuri. It starred Mike Connors of Mannix fame, Dorothy Provine and Terry-Thomas.

This film was rushed to release by Columbia Pictures to avoid colliding with their better known James Bond satire, "Casino Royale".

The plot of this movie is similar to the James Bond film "Moonraker", which was released 13 years later.

Plot

A Brazilian industrialist plans to sterilize the human race through the use of his satellite and to personally repopulate the planet with beautiful women he has kidnapped and is holding in suspended animation. A down-to-earth CIA agent (played by Conners), an aristocratic female MI-6 agent (played by Provine), and her chauffeur (played by Thomas), driving a Rolls-Royce car filled with spy gadgets, team up to stop the industrialist.

Production

Mike Connors recalled that Columbia Pictures gave him the lead after being a strong contender for the role of Matt Helm that Dean Martin played. [p.33 Weaver, Tom "Eye of Science Fiction: 20 Interviews with Classic SF and Horror Filmmakers" McFarland 2003] Connors said that Dorothy Provine was whisked to Rome for a week returning in a glamourous makeover [ibid] Whilst Connors played a Sean Connery type American superspy, Dorothy Provine played her role with an upper class British accent similar to Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward of the Thunderbirds (TV series). Her character drove a gadget filled Rolls Royce driven by a Parker type chauffer played by Terry-Thomas. The movie was filmed on location in Rio de Janeiro and Rome with Dino De Laurentiis spending a lot of money on production. [ibid]

Connors also recalled that he did the stuntwork of dangling from a rope ladder attached to a helicopter flying off the Christ the Redeemer (statue) in Rio when the local stuntman refused to do it. [ibid] Connors said that they were the only film company ever granted permission to film at the landmark.

Quentin Tarantino regards the film as his favourite James Bond imitation [ [http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=906 MI6 News :: Quentin Tarantino talks more about Bond, Timothy Dalton, and his vision for spy films ] ] and has shown it at several Quentin Tarantino Film Festivals.

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0060592|title=Se Tutte le Donne del Mondo
* [http://www.ajb007.co.uk/articles/007/mr66 Article noticing the link to Moonraker]
* English language trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bz5P1IYI4g