The most famous thing to come out of the 1966 movie A Man Could Get Killed is the standard "Strangers in the Night", played continuously throughout the film. Without the words, it sounds slightly upbeat, whimsical, European, and it lets you know that nothing really bad will happen in this international spy flick. It is a comedy, after all.
James Garner, an American banker, lands in Lisbon and immediately gets mistaken for an English secret agent. He's whisked away and saved from a car bomb, then taken to a funeral and gets winked at by the "bereaved" widow Melina Mercouri. There's a running joke throughout the movie that Melina can't keep her clothes on, probably because she always disrobes on the screen. Jimmy takes orders from Cecil Parker and Anthony Franciosa, even though he's constantly confused and has no idea what he's supposed to do as a secret agent. Don't hold it against Tony if you think his Portuguese accent could use some work; it's not supposed to be very good. Tony also has to fend off Sandra Dee (who thankfully doesn't try to put on an accent), who believes he's her one true love.
There were lots of spy spoofs in the 1960s to capitalize on the popularity of the James Bond movies, so if you like that subgenre, you can try this one. Dean Martin made a few, as did Dirk Bogarde, David Niven, and Rod Taylor. This one has some pretty dry humor in the screenplay, so try to get used to the style. "Stay calm, it's only another dead body," is one of the funnier lines as events spiral out of control.
James Garner, an American banker, lands in Lisbon and immediately gets mistaken for an English secret agent. He's whisked away and saved from a car bomb, then taken to a funeral and gets winked at by the "bereaved" widow Melina Mercouri. There's a running joke throughout the movie that Melina can't keep her clothes on, probably because she always disrobes on the screen. Jimmy takes orders from Cecil Parker and Anthony Franciosa, even though he's constantly confused and has no idea what he's supposed to do as a secret agent. Don't hold it against Tony if you think his Portuguese accent could use some work; it's not supposed to be very good. Tony also has to fend off Sandra Dee (who thankfully doesn't try to put on an accent), who believes he's her one true love.
There were lots of spy spoofs in the 1960s to capitalize on the popularity of the James Bond movies, so if you like that subgenre, you can try this one. Dean Martin made a few, as did Dirk Bogarde, David Niven, and Rod Taylor. This one has some pretty dry humor in the screenplay, so try to get used to the style. "Stay calm, it's only another dead body," is one of the funnier lines as events spiral out of control.