Operation Double Cross
1965 · 92 min · ★ 5.0 · Thriller, Action
In Barcelona, secret agent Antoine Donadieu thwarts the plans of a Nazi scientist.
Directed by Gilles Grangier · Written by Gilles Grangier
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Jean Marais Antoine Donadieu -
Marisa Mell Frieda -
Gérard Tichy Matras -
Howard Vernon The 'professor' -
Jean Lara Pelletier -
André Cagnard Gouferolles -
Léon Zitrone Self -
José María Caffarel Police Technician -
Carlos Casaravilla Varosky -
Antonio Casas Colonel -
Álvaro de Luna Hamlet -
Fernando Guillén Colonel's Deputy
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