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Subgenre Sampler

 
Persuaders, The (TV Series)Persuaders, The (TV Series) (Persuaders!, The) (1971)
Dir. Basil Dearden
Feat. Roger Moore, Tony Curtis
Roger Moore and Tony Curtis play a debonair duo who lend their status and charm to dissuade the criminal fraternity. Wonderfully corny. DVD 'Box…
Callan (TV Series)Callan (TV Series) (1970)
Dir. James Goddard, Voytek
Feat. Edward Woodward
The bold British TV spy series with Edward Woodward as the cold–blooded but very human secret agent.
Lancelot Link Secret Chimp (TV Series)Lancelot Link Secret Chimp (TV Series) (1970) Recommended
A still amusing TV cult from the early 1970s, which put a hairy satirical twist on the spy series that were popular at the time, by populating its…
Assassination Bureau, TheAssassination Bureau, The (1969)
Dir. Basil Dearden
Feat. Oliver Reed, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas
Spirited crime caper which translates Jack London's novel of the same name to Europe on the cusp of WWI. Diana Rigg plays an aspiring journalist…
Chairman, TheChairman, The (1969)
Dir. J. Lee Thompson
Feat. Gregory Peck, Anne Heywood, Arthur Hill
Engrossing and utterly preposterous spy flick with Peck as a scientist who must sneak into communist China to steal a secret formula, and to…
Department S (TV Series)Department S (TV Series) (1969)
Feat. Peter Wyngarde
Perhaps the last elaborate flourish in its genre, this AVENGERS–style TV series was set around three 'special agents' who solve the unsolvable…
Mister JericoMister Jerico (1969)
Dir. Sidney Hayers
Feat. Patrick Macnee, Herbert Lom, Connie Stevens
Cheesy 60s crime caper stars AVENGERS actor Patrick Macnee as a conman set out to rob a diamond from a millionaire, only to have his plans disrupted…
On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceOn Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) Recommended
Dir. Peter R. Hunt
Feat. George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas
Unique among Bonds not only for the one–off casting of George Lazenby but also the greater sensitivity given to his character (007 falls in…
TopazTopaz (1969)
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. John Forsythe, Frederick Stafford, Dany Robin
Intelligence spooks John Forsythe and Frederick Stafford run through the gamut of spy moves in the 60s Cold War world. Needless to say, Hitch ain't…
Wrecking Crew, TheWrecking Crew, The (1969)
Dir. Phil Karlson
Feat. Dean Martin, Elke Sommer, Sharon Tate
Daft final outing for Martin as erotic photographer/super–spy Matt Helm with bonkers plot centering on a villain stealing a billion dollars…

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