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
1965's Italian-Spanish "Lightning Bolt" (Operazione Goldman) was picked up by Woolner Brothers for a double bill with Stewart Granger's "Red Dragon," TV veteran Anthony Eisley popping up mostly in low budget features like "The Wasp Woman," "The Navy vs. The Night Monsters," "The Mighty Gorga," and Al Adamson's "Dracula vs. Frankenstein." FSIC (Federal Security Investigation Commission) is assigned the case of American rockets drawn off course by radiation on their way to the moon, an obvious echo of the debut James Bond feature of 1962, "Dr. No" (the original title and Florida settings also recall "Goldfinger"), Eisley's Lt. Harry Sennett posing as a frivolous American playboy with checkbook always ready, his smarmy narration of every little detail wearing out its welcome fast. Folco Lulli plays the villain Mr. Rehte, whose likeness adorns his own brand of beer, safely hidden near Cape Kennedy in a subterranean stronghold, one that the Bond series would adopt a decade later for "The Spy Who Loved Me." A science fiction element is added with hibernation chambers keeping his enemies in a state of suspended animation, all reduced to skeletons during the explosive climax, an impressive display of set design and special effects for director Antonio Margheriti. An unlikely chase scene at the halfway mark finds our hero trying to prevent the latest launch by driving headfirst toward the site, which reminds one of Robert Loggia in 1957's "The Lost Missile." Eisley just doesn't look the part of suave secret agent, and for once the girls aren't much help, though brunette captain Diana Lorys scored a 1961 triumph with Jesus Franco's "The Awful Dr. Orlof," later appearing in Amando de Ossorio's "Fange of the Living Dead," Christopher Lee's "The Bloody Judge," and Paul Naschy's "The Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll."
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- 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
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- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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