Mark B
It could have been a decent spy movie if they hadn't cast Dirk Bogarde as the hapless, campy writer, lured into working for the British Secret Service. He blunders about, taking an age to actually 'get it' and his camp persona, by this time well and truly out of the bag, ruins the whole show. The beautiful Sylva Koscina does her level best to light up this very silly production which doesn't know whether to be a fully-fledged comedy spy spoof or a serious Cold War movie with some comedy moments thrown into the mix. The trouble is- there's no comedy. Bogarde loves changing into different outfits- a head waiter, a milk man and a sort of Robin Hood outfit to evade the by now, hundred or so Czech secret agents and police officers who have sealed off the capital city to stop Bogarde seeking sanctuary at the British Embassy. Yes, it really must be very convincing. Dirk Bogarde dressed in green Robin Hood garb, complete with a silly hat with a feather plume. He would never stick out in the crowd looking like that would he? Of course not. Normally, the Head of Secret Police, Leo McKern, who have had Bogarde arrested after two minutes. But guess what? The beautiful Vlasta (Sylva Koscina) falls in love with Bogarde and helps him to get to the Embassy where the splendid Robert Morley, as Colonel Cunliffe, is waiting to unlock the code in the tiny scrap of paper given to Bogarde at the glass factory he was visiting while pretending to be a glass salesman.
But, oh dear. Bogarde has destroyed the coded message. Not wanting to serve Queen and Country after all. Not even bothering to memorize the details. The petulant Bogarde you see is all about me, me and me. You almost feel he is going to burst into tears at any moment. But don't worry, says Morley. It probably wasn't very important anyway, but do help yourself to a sherry, what! Oh! So, that was all a waste of time then! See what I mean? Now if Jason Statham had been around back then, and in this movie, it could have been a different story altogether!
Rated 0.5/5 Stars •
Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars
07/14/25
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Ponderous spy spoof is neither very funny nor very exciting.
Rated 2.5/5 Stars •
Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
02/27/23
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Utterly pedestrian Bond spoof, without the budget or wit. No wonder Bogarde shut the door on this kind of rubbish and moved over to Pinter, Losey and Visconti.
Rated 2.5/5 Stars •
Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
01/27/23
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After To Russia With Love (1963) was such a hit, along came this dismal though sometimes amusing spoof of spy films in 1964. Good to watch for the time it portrayed. Lots of quick dialog and typical British dry humor.
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Released a year after the first Bond film, this so called comedy is a spoof of the then popular spy genre. Retitled as Agent 8 3/4, an obvious spin off from 007, there is even a reference to the 007 number on a file drawer in the first minutes of the movie.
SEE the trailer here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGKYj5odhIM
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SEE the entire film here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwmMC3RTT5A&feature=context-vrec
Tries to be so Bond like, with bikini swimsuits, but its nothing much. Bogarde is no Connery. The whole film is not quite up to that Bond cinematography. Romance enters the film early, but its not much compared to our Bond hero.
Of course you are wondering just what the British release title meant? Hot Enough for June was a mere reference to the phrase our baffled "spy" was to connect with to his contact on his first assignment. The reply had to make reference to the weather as well, but it never quite works out that way.
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NOTES:
1 Hot Enough for June is a 1964 British spy comedy film directed by Ralph Thomas, and featuring Dirk Bogarde, Sylva Koscina in her English film debut, Robert Morley and Leo McKern. It is based on the 1960 novel The Night of Wenceslas by Lionel Davidson. The film was cut by twenty minutes and retitled Agent 8 3/4 for American release by the Walter Reade Organization. The original promotional title was Agent 008 3/4.
2 Bogarde was informed by his manager that he needed the money and he decided to play the role [after turning it down initially]. Shooting took place in Padua, representing Prague.
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CRITICS:
Howard Thompson of The New York Times was unimpressed, calling it "a slick, bland shuffling of drollery and suspense, not especially new, at least by now, nor really funny." He singled out one performance for praise: "Most of the real fun comes from the mouth of Robert Morley ..."
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Cast
Dirk Bogarde as Nicholas Whistler
Sylva Koscina as Vlasta Simenova
Robert Morley as Colonel Cunliffe
Leo McKern as Simenova
Roger Delgado as Josef
Derek Fowlds as Sun Bathing Man
Amanda Grinling as Cunliffe's secretary
Noel Harrison as Johnnie
Philo Hauser as Vlcek
John Junkin as Clerk in opening scene
Gertan Klauber as Technician in the Czech glass factory
John Le Mesurier as Roger Allsop
Jill Melford as Lorna
Directed by Ralph Thomas
Produced by Betty E. Box
Screenplay by Lukas Heller
Based on The Night of Wenceslas by
Lionel Davidson
Music by Angelo Lavagnino
Cinematography Ernest Steward
Editing by Alfred Roome
Distributed by Rank UK
Release date(s)
10 March 1964
Running time 98 min.
Country United Kingdom
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