The Ravishing Idiot (Agent 38-24-36)
Synopsis
Harry Compton, a naive young man, is dismissed by the bank in which he worked. Desperately in need of a job, he agrees to become a Soviet spy. Assigned with the mission to steal the "Avalanche" secret file from Sir Dumfrey, he gets to know Penny, a ravishing but somewhat dumb dressmaker. The young woman spontaneously offers to help Harry in his actions. But they are pursued by bad luck. What's more, they keep accumulating blunders. To make matters worse, the MI6 has learned of the operation...
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Director (1)
Actors (37)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Productions Belles Rives
- Foreign production company : Flora Film
- Film exports/foreign sales : The Bureau Sales
- French distribution : Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC)
Full credits (18)
- Assistant directors : Pierre Cosson, Antoine Jacquet
- Adaptation : Édouard Molinaro
- Author of original work : Charles Exbrayat
- Producer : Michel Ardan
- Sound Recordist : Robert Biard
- Screenwriters : Georges Tabet, André Tabet, Édouard Molinaro, François Billetdoux
- Director of Photography : Andréas Winding
- Assistant Operator : André Dubreuil
- Camera Operator : Daniel Diot
- Production Manager : Robert Florat
- Editors : Monique Isnardon, Robert Isnardon
- Continuity supervisor : Hélène Sebillotte
- Music Composer : Michel Legrand
- Production Designer : Robert Clavel
- Costume designer : Tanine Autré
- Artistic Director : Jean André
- Still Photographer : Paul Apoteker
- Location managers : Jacques Pignier, Jean-Philippe Mérand
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Romantic comedy
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Italy
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Italy)
- Production year : 1964
- French release : 13/03/1964
- Runtime : 1 h 20 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 28194
- Visa issue date : 13/03/1964
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Mono
- Rating restrictions : None
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