Glamorous detectives, missing models, and campy intrigue collide in a pop-art whirl of seduction and danger.
TWO UNDERCOVER ANGELS
The Red Lips solve crimes with style—and leave danger seeing double.
Two glamorous private detectives chase a trail of vanished performers into the studio of an eye-patched artist whose latest creations conceal a deadly fascination with fear.
Quick Answer
Two Undercover Angels is a 1969 Germany/Spain comedy-horror-mystery-thriller film directed by Jesús Franco about two detectives investigating the disappearance of several models amid a swirl of art, crime, and seduction.
Programmer's Pick
Where else do you get femme detectives, model abductions, and an eye-patched artist tangled up in psychedelic intrigue? Jesús Franco stirs a cocktail of camp, sleaze, and comic book flair, all shaken with a bisexual twist and a string of topless dancers.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Details & Specs
- Director
- Jesús Franco
- Writers
- Jesús Franco, Luis Revenga, Karl Heinz Mannchen
- Release
- 1969
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Country
- Germany, Spain
- Language
- German
- Also Known As
- Der Wolf - Horror Pervers, El caso de las dos bellezas, Sadist Erotica, Original title: Rote Lippen, Sadisterotica
Why This Matters
This Spanish-West German co-production marks the second entry in Jesús Franco's trilogy with Aquila Films Enterprises and continues the adventures of 'The Red Lips,' a recurring duo in Franco's filmography into the 1990s. Contemporary Spanish critics noted its commercial appeal and entertainment value.
Cast & Crew
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Why Cult
The film gleefully lampoons spy capers with comic-book touches, disguises, and genre send-ups.
Diana and Regina lead as savvy, seductive female sleuths prowling for missing models and kicking up trouble.
Nightclubs, wild costumes, and a lurid art scene punctuate the investigation, blending mod style with exploitation cinema.
An eccentric, eye-patched painter and his wolfish assistant provide a twisted, campy menace at the film's core.
Scene Gallery
Threat File
Models go missing after posing for mysterious paintings
Eye-patched artist and his wolfish assistant
Abduction and possible murder of models
Artist’s studio and nightclub underworld
Questions from the Vault
Who directed Two Undercover Angels? +
Two Undercover Angels was directed by Jesús Franco.
How long is Two Undercover Angels? +
Two Undercover Angels has a runtime of 92 minutes.
What genre is Two Undercover Angels? +
Two Undercover Angels is a comedy, horror, mystery, and thriller film.
Where can I watch Two Undercover Angels? +
You can watch Two Undercover Angels on SassyFlix.
Why do Diana and Regina target the eccentric artist and his assistant? +
Their investigation into missing models leads them to the painter Karl Tiller and his assistant, as the disappearances are linked to his art and studio.
