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| Brad Harris and Lex Barker |
A wealthy criminal named Baretti (Amedeo Nazzari) -- an arms smuggler who loves playing with toy trains -- has managed to steal a nuclear missile away from a stockpile in New Mexico, and now demands a billion dollars from the U.S. government or he will drop the bomb on Washington, D.C. Agent Bob Urban (Lex Barker), also known as "Mr. Dynamite," is assigned to the case. He is briefly assisted by a man named Cliff (Brad Harris) and dallies with a lovely lady, Lu (Maria Perschy), who may or may not be on the side of the angels. A certain General Burch (Jose Suarez) is secretly working with Baretti.
Die Slowly is yet another poor imitation of Thunderball. Former Tarzan Lex Barker is fine as the super-spy but his vehicle is padded with too many scenes of generals sitting around talking and talking, trying to decide what to do about Baretti and his bomb while there are only occasional spurts of action from Urban. (One late sequence involving a lot of metal barrels is at least well-staged). Other cast members you may have heard of include Gustavo Rojo and Wolfgang Preiss. Virtually everyone in this international production is dubbed. Amedeo Nazzari
Verdict: Thunderball it ain't. **.
Have never seen a Lex Barker movie where he had all his clothes on. Boy, he was handsome, even in something other than a loincloth.
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Lex Barker's good looks is one reason to sit through these movies!
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