Frederick Stafford Movies
Austrian leading man in international films. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1977
- R
The centuries-old spirit of a wolf creature possesses the body of a young woman in this horror effort also known as Werewolf Woman. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
- 1976
In Pamplona, Spain, at the time of the running of the bulls (which takes place during the festival of San Fermin), a pious surgeon who belongs to Opus Dei (a Catholic service organization) tries to ward off the temptations of a lusty nurse by attending Mass frequently and clutching his crucifix. Finally, unable to resist further, he succumbs. Guilt-ridden, on the advice of his priest, he runs off, leaving both the nurse and his secretly unfaithful wife behind. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Maria Jose Cantudo, Frederick Stafford, (more)
- 1975
An armored car robbery leaves only one living survivor, but before the case can be solved, this survivor dies. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Frederick Stafford, Natalie Delon, (more)
- 1973
In this drama, an 11-year-old boy is upset by the constant bickering of his wealthy parents and ends up running away from home. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Based on actual World War II events, La Battaglia d'Inghilterra chronicles the success of a German intelligence group's efforts to infiltrate the British army on the eve of the historic Battle of Britain. Directed by Enzo G. Castellari, the film features Ida Galli, Christian Hay, Van Johnson, Renzo Palmer, and Luigi Pistilli. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
Filmed on locations ranging from Denmark to the Universal backlot, Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz is based on a novel by Leon Uris. Frederick Stafford, a veteran of European-filmed James Bond rip-offs of the 1960s, is cast as Andre Devereaux, a French secret agent assigned to snoop around Cuba in the months prior to the 1962 missile crisis. Someone is supplying Castro -- and, by extension, Moscow -- with NATO secrets; it is up to Devereaux to liquidate the "mole." Aiding Devereaux is CIA agent Nordstrom (John Forsythe) and aristocratic anti-Castro Cuban Juanita (Karin Dor), who happens to be the girlfriend of pro-Castroite Rico Parra (John Vernon). The director seems to be in awe of the fact-based storyline, and as a result, the film is more cut-and-dried than most Hitchcock efforts. Three different endings were filmed for Topaz; the Laserdisc version carries all three, as does the print available to the American Movie Classics cable service. According to the MPAA, the film was originally rated M but later changed to PG; however, a number of home-video issues of Topaz officially list it as "Not Rated." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Frederick Stafford, Dany Robin, (more)
- 1968
No relation to the 1953 El Alamein (beyond a common "real life" source), The Battle of El Alamein was a French-Italian coproduction, largely lensed in Spain. Set during the titular desert battle of 1942, the film departs from expectation by concentrating on the Axis point of view. Though they mistrust one another, the German and Italian troops are forced to work shoulder to shoulder to ward off the British. And talk about revisionist history: Rommel (Robert Hossein) is the hero of the piece, and Montgomery (Michael Rennie) is the villain! Battle of El Alamein would make a fascinating triple feature with Five Graves to Cairo (1943) and The Desert Fox (1953). Incidentally, the "Calvin Jackson Padgett" credited with the direction is really Giorgio Ferroni. ~ Hal Erickson, 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
- 1967
A U.S. Treasury Department agent is sent to Morocco to find a fortune in counterfeit money hidden by the Nazis during World War II. The agent escapes from prison with the only man who knows the location of the bogus bills. The duo is shadowed by a group of former Nazi soldiers who hope they will lead them to recover the lost loot. The feature plays as a crime drama with overtones of international espionage. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Frederick Stafford, Raymond Pellegrin, (more)
- 1966
Agent OSS 117 Frederick Stafford tries to stop a group of terrorists who plan to bomb an unnamed Far East country in this routine spy story. The villains demand money from the United States and threaten to launch missiles armed with atomic bombs unless their terms are met. Marina Vlady co-stars with Henri Serre and Inkijinoff in this fourth in a series featuring OSS 117. The lucky agent gets a bath from a bevy of Japanese beauties before taking on a sword-wielding Samurai. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Frederick Stafford, Marina Vlady, (more)
- 1965
O.S.S 117 (Frederick Stafford) is an American CIA operative who is sent to South America to thwart the attempt of a group of underground subversives who want to take over the world. Although classified as a Bond-style spy feature, it lacks the humor and gloss of other films of the genre. Location shots from Brazil are impressive as the sight of routine gun battles. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Frederick Stafford, Mylène Demongeot, (more)
