''Kommissar X Drei grüne Hunde'', it, Strategic command chiama Jo Walker, also known as ''Death Trip'' and ''Kill Me Gently'' is a 1967 West German-Italian-French-Lebanese-Hungarian
international co-production Eurospy film written, co-produced and co-directed by
Rudolf Zehetgruber and
Gianfranco Parolini. Filmed in Turkey, it stars
Tony Kendall and
Brad Harris. It is the fourth of seven
films
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, loosely based on the
Kommissar X
Kommissar X or Commissioner X is a German crime fiction series of books from the Pabel Moewig publishing house. "Kommissar X" is a private detective named Joe Louis Walker who was a counterpart of the German crime fiction FBI Special Agent Jerry ...
detective novel series from the Pabel Moewig publishing house.
[Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. .] The film also features
Dietmar Schonherr, director/screenwriter
Rudolf Zehetgruber and Harris' wife of the time
Olly Schoberova.
Plot
New York Police Department
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Captain Rowland travels to Istanbul to bring a shipment of
LSD to be used by the American armed forces stationed in Turkey for undisclosed purposes. When the shipment is stolen by a local and ancient criminal organisation known as "the Green Hounds", Rowland teams up with private eye Joe Walker to recover the shipment.
Cast
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Tony Kendall ... Joe Louis Walker, aka Kommissar X
*
Brad Harris as Captain Rowland
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Olly Schoberova ... Leyla Kessler
*
Christa Linder ... Gisela
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Dietmar Schonherr ... Allan Hood / George Hood
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Herbert Fux
Herbert Fux (25 March 1927 – 13 March 2007) was an Austrian film actor and politician. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1960 and 2007.
Life
Fux was born in Hallein, at the age of five he moved with his family to the city of Salz ...
... Eddie Shapiro
*
Sabine Sun
The Sabines (; lat, Sabini; it, Sabini, all exonyms) were an Italic people who lived in the central Apennine Mountains of the ancient Italian Peninsula, also inhabiting Latium north of the Anio before the founding of Rome.
The Sabines divide ...
... Joyce Sellers
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Rossela Bergamonti ... Jenny Carter
*
Emilio Carrer Emilio may refer to:
* Emilio Navaira, a Mexican-American singer often called "Emilio"
* Emilio Piazza Memorial School, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State
* Emilio (given name)
* ''Emilio'' (film), a 2008 film by Kim Jorgensen
See also
* Emílio (dis ...
... Inspector Rebat
*
Carlo Tamberlani
Carlo Tamberlani (11 March 1899 – 5 August 1980) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 127 films between 1931 and 1976. He was born in Salice Salentino, Italy and died in Subiaco, Italy. His brother Nando Tamberlani was also an actor. ...
... Konsul Snyder
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Rolf Zehett ... Almann
*
Andrea Aureli ... Sergeant Özkan
*''and''
Samson Burke
Samson Burke (born Samuel Burke; 8 April 1929) is a Canadian bodybuilder, swimmer, wrestler and actor.
Biography
Born Samuel Burke in Montreal Canada, Burke earned a college degree in physical education. In the 1950s, Burke wrestled for nine ...
... Khemal
Theme song in opening credits
"Angela Monti sings the
Joe Walker's theme by Bobby Gutesha"
References
External links
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1967 films
1960s spy action films
Italian spy action films
German spy action films
West German films
1960s Italian-language films
1960s German-language films
Films directed by Gianfranco Parolini
Films directed by Rudolf Zehetgruber
Films shot in Istanbul
Films about drugs
Films set in Istanbul
Films based on German novels
Films scored by Francesco De Masi
1960s spy thriller films
1960s buddy films
1960s Italian films
1960s German films
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