Deadlier Than The Male
French one panel This poster is for the
1967 British spy thriller Deadlier Than the Male (released in France as Plus féroces que les mâles). Directed by Ralph Thomas, the film is a "Swinging Sixties" update of the classic Bulldog Drummond detective series, styled heavily after the James Bond franchise.
Movie Overview
Plot: Suave insurance investigator Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond (Richard Johnson) tracks a pair of beautiful, bikini-clad assassins, Irma and Penelope, who are murdering oil executives for profit.
Key Cast:
Richard Johnson as Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond.
Elke Sommer as the cold, focused assassin Irma.
Sylva Koscina as the playful assassin Penelope.
Nigel Green as the villainous Carl Petersen.
Poster Artist: This specific French artwork was painted by the prolific Italian illustrator Jean Mascii, who created nearly 1,500 movie posters during his career.
Interesting Facts
Title Origin: The title is taken from a line in the 1911 Rudyard Kipling poem, "The Female of the Species," which states, "The female of the species must be deadlier than the male".
Bond Connection: Lead actor Richard Johnson was reportedly director Terence Young's original preference to play James Bond before Sean Connery was cast.
Sequel: The film was followed by a sequel in 1969 titled Some Girls Do.
1967 British spy thriller Deadlier Than the Male (released in France as Plus féroces que les mâles). Directed by Ralph Thomas, the film is a "Swinging Sixties" update of the classic Bulldog Drummond detective series, styled heavily after the James Bond franchise.
Movie Overview
Plot: Suave insurance investigator Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond (Richard Johnson) tracks a pair of beautiful, bikini-clad assassins, Irma and Penelope, who are murdering oil executives for profit.
Key Cast:
Richard Johnson as Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond.
Elke Sommer as the cold, focused assassin Irma.
Sylva Koscina as the playful assassin Penelope.
Nigel Green as the villainous Carl Petersen.
Poster Artist: This specific French artwork was painted by the prolific Italian illustrator Jean Mascii, who created nearly 1,500 movie posters during his career.
Interesting Facts
Title Origin: The title is taken from a line in the 1911 Rudyard Kipling poem, "The Female of the Species," which states, "The female of the species must be deadlier than the male".
Bond Connection: Lead actor Richard Johnson was reportedly director Terence Young's original preference to play James Bond before Sean Connery was cast.
Sequel: The film was followed by a sequel in 1969 titled Some Girls Do.
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