Once Upon a Spy

Once Upon a Spy

1980 · 91 min · ★ 5.2 · Action, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

Computer genius and chess champion Ted Danson is lured into service by secret agent Eleanor Parker and becomes a reluctant hero thanks to a number of exploits with villainous Christopher Lee and his army of lethal blue-eyed blonde women.

Directed by Ivan Nagy · Written by Lemuel Pitkin

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