A U.S. agent goes undercover as a rich playboy to stop a madman from destroying a NASA moon project.A U.S. agent goes undercover as a rich playboy to stop a madman from destroying a NASA moon project.A U.S. agent goes undercover as a rich playboy to stop a madman from destroying a NASA moon project.
Wandisa Guida
- Kary
- (as Wandisa Leigh)
Diana Lorys
- Captain Patricia Flanagan
- (as Dianna Loris)
Luisa Rivelli
- Sylvia White
- (as Ursula Parker)
Francisco Sanz
- Professor Rooney
- (as Paco Sanz)
José María Caffarel
- Archie White
- (as J. H. Caffarel)
Renato Montalbano
- Hotel Clerk
- (as Rene Montalban)
Oreste Palella
- Fidel
- (as O. Palely)
Silvana Bacci
- Dancer at Pool Party
- (uncredited)
Barta Barri
- Senator Woolner
- (uncredited)
Aldo Canti
- Henchman
- (uncredited)
Arnaldo Dell'Acqua
- Hitman
- (uncredited)
Tito García
- Emanuel Garcia
- (uncredited)
Fernando Hilbeck
- Truck Driver
- (uncredited)
Mario Lanfranchi
- Chief of Section S
- (uncredited)
Luciana Petri
- Seaplane Hostess
- (uncredited)
Renzo Pevarello
- Hitman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaPlayed at Quentin Tarantino's annual Film Festival (QT Fest 4) in 2000 at the Alamo Drafthouse, in Austin, Texas.
- Quotes
Mr. Rehte: I've never killed anyone until now, Mr. Sennitt, but you may be the first.
Lt. Harry Sennitt: I'll decline the honor.
- ConnectionsEdited into Operation: Secret Agents, Spies & Thighs (2007)
Featured review
Shot in Rome,usually known in the English speaking world as "Lightning Bolt"(so like "Thunderball"!),this movie is an especially tacky example of the Euro-Superspy genre of the 1960's.Often these movies starred second string American actors to help US sales-and this has Anthony Eisley(best known as a lead in the TV detective series "Hawaiian Eye"),who spent a lot of his career in such Euro schlock.Handsome,tough looking and businesslike,Eisley was suitable for these kinds of roles,but here he is immersed in a distinctly third rate "Bond" caper.The story has elements from "Dr No"(villain who shoots down US moon rockets-cue the grainy stock footage of Cape Kennedy which fills the movie),but here the tale is clumsily developed and full of absurdities.The villain,vaguely resembles Goldfinger,and is-wait for it-a fiendish beer manufacturer,just like the villain in the Matt Helm movie "The Ambushers"(1967).Eisley's hero "Harry Sennet" at times acts with incredible stupidity.He drives right on to a rocket launch site to try and stop it leaving-just as it blasts off!In another unprofessional moment,Sennet,captured and surrounded by thugs,goes into a rage and tries to attack the gloating villain,when it's obvious he will fail and just gets more battering from the bad guys for his trouble-007 would be appalled!And here is a hero who more than once tries to "buy off" enemies by offering them cheques!(a wonderfully absurd scene has him doing a cheque for a gunman who's ready to shoot him!). The English dubbing is clear but often incongruous(a renowned rocket scientist who speaks in a "Barry Fitzgerald" Irish burr?).To try to make the narrative more coherent,we have Sennet providing a frequently cornball "tough guy" voice-over at certain points.
I did quite like the villainess with an acid squirting gun,and the "underwater city" hideout has a certain threadbare pop art mid 60's charm(with its ice-chamber where the villain stores his frozen victims).The final action and destruction scenes are far better done than the rest of the movie,the director seems more at home with fighting/mayhem than other aspects of film making.
There are a lot of better examples of 60's Eurospy out there,but "Lightning Bolt" is tolerable if you are interested in the genre.
I did quite like the villainess with an acid squirting gun,and the "underwater city" hideout has a certain threadbare pop art mid 60's charm(with its ice-chamber where the villain stores his frozen victims).The final action and destruction scenes are far better done than the rest of the movie,the director seems more at home with fighting/mayhem than other aspects of film making.
There are a lot of better examples of 60's Eurospy out there,but "Lightning Bolt" is tolerable if you are interested in the genre.
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Lightning Bolt
- Filming locations
- Studio Incir - De Paolis, Rome, Lazio, Italy(Studio, as De Paolis - Rome)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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