''Countdown to Doomsday'' (german: Fünf vor 12 in Caracas, it, Inferno a Caracas, french: Ça casse à Caracas) is a 1966 German-Italian-French

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written and directed by

Marcello Baldi Marcello Baldi (1 August 1923 – 22 July 2008) was an Italian director and a screenwriter. Life and career Born in Telve, Telve Valsugana, from 1940 to 1954 Baldi worked as assistant director for, among others, Alessandro Blasetti, Lionello De F ...

and starring

George Ardisson Giorgio Ardisson, best known as George Ardisson (31 December 1931 – 11 December 2014), was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Turin, Ardisson debuted in a minor role in Mauro Bolognini's 1959 film ''Arrangiatevi!''. After several s ...

. It was the last spy film of Ardisson. The film was a

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Plot

A Private Detective is hired by a rich oil baron to find his kidnapped Daughter. After many encounters with local gangsters, Jeff Merlin finds the girl strapped to a bomb.

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* 1966 films 1960s spy thriller films West German films German spy thriller films Italian spy thriller films French spy thriller films Films directed by Marcello Baldi Films set in Venezuela Films about the illegal drug trade French detective films German detective films Italian detective films 1960s Italian films 1960s German films 1960s French films 1960s Italian-language films Italian-language French films Italian-language German films {{1960s-Italy-film-stub