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Production
During the 1960s, the Spanish film industry was regularly making co-production with Italy. For ''Lucky, the Inscrutable'', the film was primarily funded by Italy. Franco biographer Stephen Thrower stated that between 1964, and 1967 film studios from Rome would release a cavalcade of James Bond parodies. ''Lucky, the Inscrutable'' was among them. It was also Italian actress Rosalba Neri's first Franco film. The film was shot on location in Rome and Spain, with studio filming done in Rome between October and November 1966.Release
''Lucky, the Inscrutable'' was released in Italy on 23 June 1967 with a 92 minute running time as ''Agente Speciale L.K. (Operazione Re Mida)''. It was later released in West Germany on 1 September 1967 as ''Lucky M. fiillt alle Sarge'' () at 88 minutes. It was later shown inReception
Spanish newspaper '' ABC Andalucia'' wrote that the humorous and serious scenes lacked proper coordination, but that "In the absence of more singular technical and artistic values, perhaps the best aspects of the film are the splendid photography and the catchy background music by Bruno Nicolai"Legacy
The film was the first collaboration between Jesús Franco and film composer Bruno Nicolai. They would collaborate on several of Franco's films in the future, such as '' Count Dracula'' (1970), ''Nightmares Come at Night'' (1973), and ''References
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* 1967 films Italian spy comedy films Spanish spy comedy films West German films 1960s Italian-language films Films directed by Jesús Franco Films scored by Bruno Nicolai 1960s spy comedy films Films set in Italy Italian superhero films Films set in Albania 1967 comedy films Parody films based on James Bond films 1960s Italian films 1960s Spanish films {{1960s-Italy-comedy-film-stub