Four Queens for an Ace (French: Carré de dames pour un as, Spanish: Demasiadas mujeres para Layton, Italian: Layton... bambole e karatè, also known as An Ace and Four Queens) is a 1966 French-Spanish-Italian spy film, directed by Jacques Poitrenaud and starring Roger Hanin and Sylva Koscina. It is based on a novel by Michael Loggan.[1][2][3]
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| Directed by | Jacques Poitrenaud |
| Written by | Georges Bardawil Gérard Carlier Jacques Poitrenaud Jean-Loup Dabadie |
| Starring | Roger Hanin Sylva Koscina |
| Cinematography | Manolo Merino |
| Edited by | Pierre Gillette |
| Music by | Serge Gainsbourg |
| Color process | Eastmancolor |
Production companies | Société Française de Cinématographie Ágata Films S.A. Ci.Ti. Cinematografica Leone Film Group |
| Distributed by | Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy Spain |
| Language | French |
Plot
editHakim Gregory escapes from prison by killing a number of guards, and returns to his hide-out abroad, to lead again his gang of drug trafficking and contract murders. Layton of the Secret Service must discover, and arrest him.
Cast
edit- Roger Hanin as Dan Layton
- Sylva Koscina as Dolorès
- Catherine Allégret as Marion
- Dominique Wilms as Petula
- Laura Valenzuela as Rosaria
- François Maistre as Hakim Gregory
- Guy Delorme as Jésus
- Serge Gainsbourg as l'homme qui demande du feu
References
edit- ^ Marco Giusti. 007 all'italiana. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. ISBN 9788876381874.
- ^ Luis Gasca (1998). Un siglo de cine español. Planeta, 1998. ISBN 8408023098.
- ^ Alain-Guy Aknin; Philippe Crocq; Serge Vincendet (2007). Le cinéma de Gainsbourg... affirmatif !. Rocher, 2007. ISBN 978-2268060613.
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