''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

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Eurospy Eurospy film, or Spaghetti spy film (when referring to 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 British James B ...

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, producer and film director.Goble p.292 Selected filmography * ''Ruthless Colt of the Gringo'' (1966) * '' Somebody's Stolen Our Russian Spy'' (1967) * ''Seven Mur ...

. 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 as British secret agent Charles Vine. It was directed and co-written by Lindsay Shonteff. Producer Joseph E. Levine picked it up for America ...

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

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chose not to release it, the film languished in a film laboratory until 1976.Giffard, Denis, ed. ''The British Film Catalogue 1895–1994'',

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Plot

In Madrid, top Soviet Agent Colonel Yevtushenko is kidnapped off a yacht by the Albanian Secret Service and a

Red Chinese The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and forces of the Chinese Communist Party, continuing intermittently since 1 August 1927 until 7 December 1949 with a Communist victory on mainl ...

agent. 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 ( sq, Republika Popullore Socialiste e Shqipërisë, links=no) was the Marxist–Leninist one party state that existed in Albania from 1946 to 1992 (the official name of the country was the People's R ...

along with Yevtushenko.

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 Diana Lorys (born ''Ana María Cazorla Vega''; 20 October 1940) is a Spanish actress. She appeared in more than fifty films since 1960. Filmography References External links * 1940 births Living people Spanish film actresses Actr ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

References

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* * {{BFI, id=4ce2b6c237a54 1967 films 1960s English-language films English-language Spanish films Spanish spy comedy films British spy comedy films 1960s spy comedy films Cold War spy films Films shot in Spain Films shot in Portugal Films set in Albania 1960s British films