''Somebody's Stolen Our Russian Spy'' or '' O.K. Yevtushenko'' (the film shot the same year as '' O.K. Connery'') is a 1967 Spanish/British

international co-production A co-production is a joint venture A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint vent ...

Eurospy Eurospy film, or Spaghetti spy film (when referring to Cinema of Italy, Italian-produced films in the genre), is a genre of spy films produced in Europe, especially in Italy, France, and Spain, that either sincerely imitated or else parodied the ...

film shot in Spain and Portugal. The film was co-produced by James Ward and directed, co-written and co-produced by

José Luis Madrid José Luis Madrid (11 April 1933 – 19 July 1999) was a Spanish screenwriter, film producer, producer and film director.Goble p.292 Selected filmography * ''Ruthless Colt of the Gringo'' (1966) * ''Somebody's Stolen Our Russian Spy'' (1967) ...

. The film stars Tom Adams in his third and final appearance as British secret agent

Charles Vine ''Licensed to Kill'' is an Eastmancolor 1965 superspy imitation James Bond film starring Tom Adams (actor), Tom Adams as British secret agent Charles Vine. It was directed and co-written by Lindsay Shonteff. Producer Joseph E. Levine picked it ...

. The film was shot in Spain instead of the usual UK location. When

Embassy Pictures Embassy Pictures Corporation (also and later known as Avco Embassy Pictures as well as Embassy Films Associates) was an American independent film production and distribution company, which was active from 1942 to 1986. Embassy was responsible ...

chose not to release it, the film languished in a film laboratory until 1976.

Plot

In Mallorca's sealine, top Soviet Agent Colonel Yevtushenko is kidnapped off a yacht by the Albanian Secret Service and a

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agent, being then taken to Barcelona. Their scheme is to obtain information out of him, then kill him blaming the British Secret Service. The U.K. sends in Charles Vine from Portugal, but Vine is captured and taken to the

People's Socialist Republic of Albania The People's Socialist Republic of Albania, () was the Marxist-Leninist state that existed in Albania from 10 January 1946 to the 29 April 1991. Originally founded as the People's Republic of Albania from 1946 to 1976, it was governed by the P ...

along with Yevtushenko.O.K. Yevtushenko
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Cast

* Tom Adams as Charles Vine *

Barta Barri Barta Barri (16 August 1911 – 7 December 2003) was a Hungarian-born Spanish film actor.Pitts p. 121 Selected filmography * '' The Vila Family'' (1950) * '' Criminal Brigade'' (1950) - Mario * ''Verónica'' (1950) * ''Spanish Serenade'' (1952) ...

as Colonel Yevtushenko * Tim Barrett as Major Kovacs * Diana Lorys as Galina Samarav * Mary Paz Pondal as Sara *

Antonio Molino Rojo Antonio Molino Rojo (14 September 1926 – 2 November 2011) was a Spanish film actor who appeared primarily in Spaghetti Westerns in the 1960s and 1970s. Biography He made nearly 90 appearances in film between 1955 and 1988 but is probably mos ...

as Gen. Borodin * María Silva as Pandora Loz * Eric Chapman as Potts *

Tito García Pablo García González, known as Tito García (1931–2003) was a Spanish actor. Biography Working as a torero in his youth, he played a minor role in ''Pelusa'' (1961). After this, he intended to dedicate himself to an acting career, and c ...

as Captain Milhavikah *

José Riesgo José Riesgo (8 September 1919 – 16 May 2002) was a Spanish actor. After fighting in the Spanish Civil War for the Spanish Republican Army, he began acting in 1943. He played Julián in ''Barrio Sésamo Barrio Sésamo (Sesame Neighborhood in ...

as Col. Stenhoff * Gene Reyes as Ly Chee * José María Labernié as Muffin-Wells * Antonio Jiménez Escribano as Rockwell

References

External links

*
''James Ward''
at the

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