Description
Da Istanbul ordine di uccidere (1965), which is often known by its English title, From Istanbul, Orders to Kill.
Directed by Carlo Ferrero (who used the pseudonym Alex Butler, as seen on your poster), it is a classic entry in the “Eurospy” genre—a wave of European films inspired by the massive success of the James Bond series in the 1960s.
Film Details
Release Year: 1965
Director: Carlo Ferrero (as Alex Butler)
Key Cast: Christopher Logan (Mauro Parenti), Geraldine Pearsall, and Lucretia Love.
Plot: The story follows a writer who is a dead ringer for a high-level drug smuggler. He is recruited by an intelligence agent to pose as the criminal to infiltrate and take down the organization.
The artwork on your poster was created by the artist Adelchi Serafini, a well-known name in Italian cinema promotion during that era.
