A million-dollar ransom, a missing scientist, and Istanbul’s underworld collide in Eurospy chic.
THAT MAN IN ISTANBUL
What Tony the Turk does with redheads is a crime . . . what he does with crime is delicious . . . !
An American adventurer who has a gambling den in Istanbul, who is suspected to be involved in the kidnapping of a nuclear scientist, but ultimately becomes self on the search for the disappeared and gets a striving for world domination secret organization.
Quick Answer
That Man in Istanbul is a 1965 France, Italy, and Spain action-adventure film directed by Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi about a nightclub owner who dives into Istanbul’s criminal underworld to recover a kidnapped nuclear scientist and a million-dollar ransom.
Programmer's Pick
Preposterous gadgets, swinging Istanbul nightlife, and a club owner with more luck than Bond and twice the attitude. This is Eurospy excess at its jazzy mid-sixties zenith—James Bond imitation as Mediterranean spectacle.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Details & Specs
- Director
- Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi
- Writers
- Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi, Nat Wachsberger, Jorge Illa, Howard Clewes, Lluís Josep Comerón, Giovanni Simonelli
- Release
- 1965
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Country
- France, Italy, Spain
- Language
- Italian
- Also Known As
- Un fulano en Estambul, Operación Estambul, Unser Mann aus Istanbul
Why This Matters
This eurospy comedy exemplifies the 1960s wave of European international co-productions and parodies, with its English-language title referencing the popular That Man from Rio, and saw release in the United States through Columbia Pictures.
Cast & Crew
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Why Cult
A glossy, genre-savvy riff on the James Bond formula, complete with spies, gadgets, and globe-trotting intrigue.
Set against the vibrant backdrop of Istanbul, the film plunges into a world of nightclubs, gambling dens, and shadowy alliances.
Expect weapons and gadgets from the wildest corners of sixties spy cinema—including a mini helicopter and more.
Horst Buchholz, Sylva Koscina, and Klaus Kinski headline a cosmopolitan ensemble primed for double-crosses and danger.
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Questions from the Vault
When was That Man in Istanbul released? +
That Man in Istanbul was released in 1965.
Who directed That Man in Istanbul? +
Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi directed That Man in Istanbul.
How long is That Man in Istanbul? +
That Man in Istanbul has a runtime of 114 minutes.
What genre is That Man in Istanbul? +
That Man in Istanbul is an action-adventure film.
Where can I watch That Man in Istanbul? +
That Man in Istanbul is available to watch on SassyFlix.
