''Nathalie, Secret Agent'' (French: ''Nathalie, agent secret'' US: ''Atomic Agent'') is a 1959 French-Italian

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directed by

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and starring Martine Carol, Félix Marten and

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.Goble p.306 It is a sequel to the 1957 film ''

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'' starring Carol in the title role with Dany Saval also reprising her role as Pivoine. It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Robert Clavel.

Synopsis

After her friend falls in love with an

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Nathalie attends a demonstration at the top secret factory at which he works. She is then arrested by the security services who believe she is working as a spy for a foreign power. Escaping she enlists the help of a friendly police officer and sets out to trap the real spies.

Cast

* Martine Carol as Nathalie Princesse * Félix Marten as Jacques Fabre *

as Docteur Alberto / Don José *

Noël Roquevert Noël Roquevert (born Noël Louis Raymond Bénévent; 18 December 1892 – 6 November 1973) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1932 and 1972. Roquevert was born in Doué-la-Fontaine and was married ...

as Pierre Darbon *

Howard Vernon Mario Walter Lippert (15 July 1908 – 25 July 1996), better known by his stage name Howard Vernon, was a Swiss actor and photographer. He had an extensive career in French cinema which spanned nearly 200 productions over 55 years, betwee ...

as William Dantoren * Jacques Berthier as Jean Darbon *

André Versini André Versini (1923–1966) was a French film actor and screenwriter.Hayward p.404 He also directed a couple of films. Selected filmography * ''The Firemen's Ball'' (1948) * '' Thus Finishes the Night'' (1949) * '' The Widow and the Innocent'' ( ...

as François Pellec * Dany Saval as Pivoine *

Guy Decomble Guy Decomble (1910–1964) was a French film and television actor. A character actor he played in a number of supporting parts in postwar cinema. One of his better known roles is as the teacher in ''The 400 Blows'' by François Truffaut.Paietta p ...

as Pageot * Catherine Conti as La vendeuse de cigarettes

References

Bibliography

* Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959''. Gremese Editore, 1991. * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1959 films French spy comedy films Italian spy comedy films 1950s spy comedy films 1959 comedy films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Henri Decoin Films based on French novels French sequel films Films shot at Billancourt Studios 1950s French films 1950s Italian films Films scored by Georges Van Parys Films with screenplays by Henri Jeanson Films with screenplays by Jacques Robert (writer) {{1950s-France-film-stub