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60 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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The Spy with Ten Faces
1966 1h 43m IT
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★7.1TMDB · 6
ActionCrimeDrama
Synopsis
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Paul Hubsschmid is Paul Finney aka Upperseven, master of disguise. He's out to stop a diamond smuggling operation which fronts for a missile building project.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Paul Hubschmid
Paul Finney, the Upperseven
Karin Dor
Helen Farheit
Vivi Bach
Birgit
Nando Gazzolo
Kobras
Rosalba Neri
Pauline
Guido Lollobrigida
Santos
Tom Felleghy
Gibbons / Sir Richard M.
Tullio Altamura
Bank director
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Alberto De Martino
- Writers
- Alberto De Martino
- Languages
- Italian
- Countries
- Germany, Italy
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Germany, Italy.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Alberto De Martino, shot by Mario Fioretti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Bruno Nicolai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Elisabeth Kleinert-Neumann shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Paul Hubschmid and Karin Dor and Vivi Bach carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0059425 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Alberto De Martino directs. Mario Fioretti behind the camera. Bruno Nicolai scores. Elisabeth Kleinert-Neumann cuts. Produced in Germany, Italy. Dialogue in Italian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 160 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2International production across 2 countries: Germany, Italy.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Alberto De Martino, shot by Mario Fioretti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Bruno Nicolai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Elisabeth Kleinert-Neumann shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Paul Hubschmid and Karin Dor and Vivi Bach carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0059425 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Mario Fioretti
- Original score
- Bruno Nicolai
- Editing
- Elisabeth Kleinert-Neumann
- Production design
- Francesco Cuppini
- Runtime
- 103 min · 1h 43m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- IT
- Certification (US)
- 12
Also by
Alberto De Martino
Production companies
Who made it
- RO
Roxy Film
DE
- EU
European Inc.
Key crew
- ProducerEmo Bistolfi
- Production DesignFrancesco Cuppini
- EditorElisabeth Kleinert-Neumann
- ProducerLuggi Waldleitner
- Assistant DirectorGünther Klein
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- spy
- eurospy
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1966-04-2112
Also known as
International titles
- The Spy with Ten FacesUS
- The Man of a Thousand MasksUS
- Der Mann mit den tausend MaskenDE
- Espionnage à CapetownFR
- Upperseven, hombre a matarES
- Upperseven, O Agente do DiaboBR
- UhkaajaFI
- FBI Agent i KøbenhavnDK
- Vår man i London - operation massmordSE
