''The Cobra'' ( it, Il cobra, es, El cobra, also known as ''Cobra'' and ''Female Cobra'') is a 1967 Italian-Spanish
crime film
Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...
directed by
Mario Sequi
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Plot
US intelligence comes in action to discover powerful organization in drug trafficking active in the Mediterranean.
Cast
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Dana Andrews
Carver Dana Andrews (January 1, 1909 – December 17, 1992) was an American film actor who became a major star in what is now known as film noir. A leading man during the 1940s, he continued acting in less prestigious roles and character parts ...
: Capt. Kelly
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Peter Martell
Pietro Martellanza (30 September 1938 – 1 February 2010), best known as Peter Martell, was an Italian film actor who had numerous bigger roles in Spaghetti westerns. Sometimes he was credited as Pete Martell or Peter Martel.
Born in Bolzano, h ...
: Mike Rand
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Elisa Montés
Elisa Rosario Ruiz Penella (born 15 December 1934, in Granada), known as Elisa Montés, is a Spanish actress who took her pseudonym from the celebrated work of her grandfather, Manuel Penella, '' El gato montés''.
Montés is the sister of act ...
: Corinne
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Anita Ekberg
Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (; 29 September 193111 January 2015) was a Swedish actress active in American and European films, known for her beauty and stunning figure. She became prominent in her iconic role as Sylvia in the Federico Fellini ...
: Lou
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Jesús Puente
Jesús Puente Alzaga (18 December 1930 – 26 October 2000) was a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1957 to 2000.
In 1954 he represented ''The Taming of the Shrew'' of William Shakespeare at the Teatre Grec.
Selecte ...
: Stiarkos
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Peter Dane: Hullinger
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Luciana Vincenzi: Ulla
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George Eastman
George Eastman (July 12, 1854March 14, 1932) was an American entrepreneur who founded the Kodak, Eastman Kodak Company and helped to bring the photographic use of roll film into the mainstream. He was a major philanthropist, establishing the ...
: Crane
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Omar Zolficar: Sadek
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Giovanni Petrucci
Giovanni Petrucci (said Gianni; born 19 July 1945, in Rome) is an Italian sports director.
He is the current President of CONI for the fourth consecutive term, that will end after the Games of the XXX Olympiad of 2012. His career took place prim ...
: King
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Guido Lollobrigida
Guido Lollobrigida (1927–2013) was an Italian actor and race car driver, usually credited in movies as Lee Barton or Lee Burton.
He was a cousin of actress Gina Lollobrigida.
Life and career
Born in Rome, after graduating as a technical engin ...
: Killer
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Conrado San Martín
Conrado San Martín Prieto (20 February 1921 – 24 April 2019) was a Spanish actor with a long and prolific career. He made his film debut in 1941 and was particularly popular during the 1950s.
Life
Conrado San Martín left behind a career as ...
References
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1967 films
Italian crime films
Spanish crime films
1967 crime films
Films set in Lebanon
Films set in Istanbul
Films about the illegal drug trade
Films scored by Antón García Abril
Films directed by Mario Sequi
1960s Italian films
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