Subgenre Sampler
Spy: 298 Films to Buy & Rent
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1980)
- Dir. John Irvin
Feat. Alec Guinness, Ian Richardson, Michael Jayston
- Alec Guinness returns as John Le Carre's retired agent George Smiley, this time lured back to trace an infiltrator at his old stomping ground.
Human Factor, The (1979)
- Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Richard Attenborough, John Gielgud, Derek Jacobi…
- Otto Preminger last film is a mild espionage affair, concerning a low–level British informant suspected of being a double agent. A hefty cast…
In-Laws, The (1979)
- Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Richard Libertini…
- Alan Arkin and Peter Falk deliver some effortless comedy in this straightforward buddy–comedy, as a dentist and CIA–agent embroiled in a…
Jaguar Lives! (1979)
- Dir. Ernest Pintoff
Feat. Joe Lewis, Christopher Lee, Donald Pleasence…
- A Spanish–American actioner featuring "three Bond villains" and "one Bond beauty" in the cast but who, in true exploitation fashion, barely…
Moonraker (1979)
- Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Roger Moore, Richard Kiel, Lois Chiles…
- Roger Moore as Bond pursues a megalomaniac billionaire into outer space in one of the more outlandish entries of the series.
Memorable scenes…
Rhinemann Exchange, The (TV Mini-Series) (1977)
- Dir. Burt Kennedy
Feat. Stephen Collins, Larry Hagman, Roddy McDowall…
- Vintage spy thriller follows a US intelligence agent (Collins) on a mission to oversee the exchange of high–altitude gyroscope plans. A little…
Spy Who Loved Me, The (1977)
- Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Richard Kiel
- Moore's Bond teams up with seductive Soviet Agent Anya Amasova (Bach) to track down missing Allied and Soviet atomic submarines. The trail leads to…
Telefon (1977)
- Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Charles Bronson
- Espionage thriller with Bronson as Russian agent sent to stop a crazy defector from triggering hypnotised saboteurs in the US.
Bionic Woman, The (TV Series) (1976-1978)
- Feat. Lindsay Wagner, Richard Anderson, Lee Majors
- The respectable female spinoff to THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN, has Wagner play the tennis pro fiance of 'Steve Austin' who after a skydiving accident…
Deathcheaters (1976)
- Dir. Brian Trenchard-Smith
Feat. Grant Page, John Hargreaves, Chris Haywood
- Stunt–packed Aussie adventure involving a couple of spies attempting to infiltrate the stronghold of a criminal genius.
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