Daniela Bianchi Movies
Many will remember voluptuous Italian leading actress Daniela Bianchi for portraying the luscious Tatiana Romanava opposite Sean Connery's James Bond in From Russia With Love (1963). Bianchi subsequently appeared in several Italian and international films through the early '70s. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide- 1968
Set near the end of World War II in the Netherlands, Dirty Heroes concerns a group of ex-convicts recruited into the U.S. Army to recover Dutch jewels originally stolen by the Nazis as well as confiscated Allied plans. Ennio Morricone contributed the score music. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide
From Russia With Love, the second in the series of James Bond films, is the film that solidifies all the Bond film elements into a formula -- the action sequences are intensified and lend greater tension to the proceedings; John Barry's inimitable score makes its first appearance; Q is seen for the first time; and Sean Connery as Bond has nailed down his role as 007 -- accentuating Bond's stylishness and sophistication, while toning down his cold-bloodedness. In From Russia With Love, the bad guys don't want to take over the world. They want something more mundane -- a Russian decoding device. Assigned to the mission of stealing the decoding device are No. 3, former KGB agent Rosa Klebb (Lotte Lenya), and No. 5, Kronsteen (Vladek Sheybal), an expert chess player who has plotted every move of the mission. Kronsteen's plan requires using Bond's weakness for women as an element in acquiring the decoding device. Once Bond obtains the decoding device from Russian cipher clerk Tatiana Romanova (Daniela Bianchi), SPECTRE muscleman Red Grant (Robert Shaw) is to forcibly take it from Bond and kill him. But Bond suspects a trap. Being Bond, however, he can't resist the lure of a beautiful woman. So, flaunting danger, Bond travels to Istanbul to meet Tatiana. The centerpiece of this 007 feature is the thrilling fight to the death between Bond and enemy agent Red Grant aboard the Orient Express. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi, (more)
- 1966
The Franco-Italian L'Ombrellone stars Enrico Maria Salerno as a vacationing Roman engineer. He'd prefer a little peace and quiet, but his frisky wife (Sandra Milo) insists upon dragging him to party after party. At one of these Felliniesque get-togethers, Salerno notices that his wife is enjoying the attentions of a charming playboy (Jean Sorel). It's all quite innocent, but the usual complications and misunderstandings ensue. Also known as El Parasol, L'Ombrellone was released in the U.S. as Weekend Wives and Weekend Italian Style. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Enrico Maria Salerno, Sandra Milo, (more)
- 1962
In this Spanish adventure, the trouble begins when it is revealed that the ruler of Catalonia has been replaced by his evil twin brother. Unfortunately for him, the despot forgot about his murdered brother's son--the rightful heir. He enlists the assistance of the Castillian soldiers and reclaims his throne. To strengthen the newly formed bond between Castile and Catalonia a royal wedding ensues and peace is restored. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1964
Roger Hanin stars as the secret agent LeTigre in this routine spy actioner. The film recycles a scene from Goldfinger with a car-smashing machine, but the results are less-than satisfying than other films of the genre. Daniela Bianchi plays Mika, the daughter of a Turkish diplomat. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Roger Hanin, Maria Mauban, (more)
- 1967
In this drama, a CIA agent must race against time to find a purloined nuclear bomb, "Bloody Mary", which had been taken by a ring of foreign spies. He soon finds himself aboard an Athens-bound freighter where he encounters Russian and Chinese agents. Will he find the weapon in time? ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1967
Neil Connery stars in this forgettable spy actioner about a plastic surgeon who is blackmailed by the Allies. He is pressed into service to prevent a gang of international terrorists from taking over the world. Campy, plodding, and unintentionally funny in places, the feature remains a curiosity item only because of the novelty of Sean Connery's brother being the hero. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Neil Connery, Daniela Bianchi, (more)
- 1966
In this James Bond knock-off from the 1960s, a veteran US Secret Service agent must thwart the covert conspiracy's of an enemy spy network that threatens the world's safety. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1965
Lucio (Vittorio Gassman) and his sidekick (Adolfo Celi) accidently gets mixed up with a gang of international counterfeiters in this fast-moving and suspenseful comedy with music from Ennio Morricone. The crooks hope to upset the U.S. economy by flooding the world with bogus bills. Lucio is an overworked businessman who only wants a little rest and relaxation. Instead, he is skiing in Northern Italy on one day and the next day enduring the searing heat in the Egyptian desert. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Vittorio Gassman, Adolfo Celi, (more)
- 1966
The Balearic Caper is a West German gold-hunt escapade. The film zeroes in on the Balearic Islands, where a sunken treasure has been located. The island is besieged by legitimate archaeologists and crooked fortune hunters, some of whom will go to any lengths to claim the booty. Three people are murdered before anyone actually gets to the treasure itself. When released to American TV, The Balearic Caper was ballyhooed as an espionage drama, due to the presence in the cast of two veterans from the James Bond films: Daniela Bianchi (From Russia With Love) and Harold Sakata (Goldfinger). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1968
An international crime syndicate is threatened by the information given to American journalist Tab Hunter and sets out to kill him. ~ All Movie Guide
