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| name = Our Man in Jamaica
| name = Our Man in Jamaica
| image = Opjampos.jpg
| image = Opjampos.jpg
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| caption = Original [[film poster]]
| caption = Original [[film poster]]
| director = [[Mel Welles]]
| director = [[Mel Welles]]
| producer = [[Antonio del Amo]], <br> {{Interlanguage link multi|Ernst von Theumer senior|de|3=Ernst von Theumer senior|lt=Ernst R. von Theumer}}
| producer = [[Antonio del Amo]], <br> {{Interlanguage link|Ernst R. von Theumer|de|Ernst von Theumer senior}}
| writer = [[Kurt Vogelmann]], <br> [[Antonio del Amo]]
| writer = [[Karl Heinz Vogelmann]], <br> [[Antonio del Amo]]
| narrator =
| narrator =
| starring = [[Larry Pennell]]<br> [[Brad Harris]]
| starring = [[Larry Pennell]]<br> [[Brad Harris]]
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| editing =[[Daniele Alabiso]] and [[María Luisa Soriano]]
| editing =[[Daniele Alabiso]] and [[María Luisa Soriano]]
| distributor =
| distributor =
| released = September 4, 1965
| released = {{Film date|1965|09|04}}
| runtime = 88 minutes
| runtime = 88 minutes
| country = [[Italy]]
| country = [[Italy]]
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'''''Our Man in Jamaica'''''/'''''Operation Jamaica''''' ({{lang-it|A 001, operazione Giamaica}}) is an [[Italian films of 1965|1965]] [[Cinema of Italy|Italian]] [[Cinema of Spain|Spanish]] [[Cinema of Germany|German]] [[international co-production]] [[Eurospy]] [[adventure film]] directed by an uncredited [[Mel Welles]].<ref>Blake, Deal, p.191</ref> It was credited to {{Interlanguage link multi|Ernst von Theumer senior|de|3=Ernst von Theumer senior|lt=Ernst R. von Theumer}} for reasons of European funding.<ref>p.274 Paul, Louis ''Mel Welles Interview'' ''Tales from the cult film trenches: interviews with 36 actors from horror, science fiction and exploitation cinema'' McFarland, 06/09/2007</ref>
'''''Our Man in Jamaica'''''/'''''Operation Jamaica''''' ({{langx|it|A 001, operazione Giamaica}}) is a [[Italian films of 1965|1965]] [[Cinema of Italy|Italian]] [[Cinema of Spain|Spanish]] [[Cinema of Germany|German]] [[international co-production]] [[Eurospy]] [[adventure film]] directed by an uncredited [[Mel Welles]].<ref>Blake, Deal, p.191</ref> It was credited to {{Interlanguage link|Ernst R. von Theumer|de|Ernst von Theumer senior}} for reasons of European funding.<ref>p.274 Paul, Louis ''Mel Welles Interview'' ''Tales from the cult film trenches: interviews with 36 actors from horror, science fiction and exploitation cinema'' McFarland, 06/09/2007</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Agent 001 Ken Stewart is sent to [[Jamaica]] to locate the missing Agent 009 who vanished investigating an arms smuggling operation. After two of Stewart's friends are found dead of electrocution, 001's investigation leads him to an expatriate American criminal who was sentenced to the [[electric chair]] but escaped from prison. Seeking revenge, he assembles an army of terrorists based on an island seven miles from Jamaica called Dominica. His arms smuggling is the beginning of a scheme to attack the United States with the aid of [[China|Red China]] and [[Cuba]]. The film was made during the [[Dominican Civil War#April Revolution and Foreign Intervention| April Revolution and Foreign Intervention]] in the [[Dominican Republic]].
Agent 001 Ken Stewart is sent to [[Jamaica]] to locate the missing Agent 009 who vanished investigating an arms smuggling operation. After two of Stewart's friends are found dead of electrocution, 001's investigation leads him to an expatriate American criminal who was sentenced to the [[electric chair]] but escaped from prison. Seeking revenge, he assembles an army of terrorists based on an island seven miles from Jamaica called Dominica. His arms smuggling is the beginning of a scheme to attack the United States with the aid of [[China|Red China]] and [[Cuba]]. The film was made during the [[Dominican Civil War#April Revolution and Foreign Intervention|April Revolution and Foreign Intervention]] in the [[Dominican Republic]].


==Cast==
==Cast==
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*[[Linda Sini]] ... Signora Cervantes
*[[Linda Sini]] ... Signora Cervantes
*[[John Bartha]] ... Ship's captain
*[[John Bartha]] ... Ship's captain
*[[Raf Baldassarre]] ... Gil
*[[Ralph Baldwin (actor)|Ralph Baldwin]] ... Gil
*[[Nando Angelini]] ... Bar thug
*[[Nando Angelini]] ... Bar thug
*[[Rolf Lüder]] ... Agent 009 Larry Peacock
*[[Rolf Lüder]] ... Agent 009 Larry Peacock
*[[Roberto Camardiel]] ... Bar owner
*[[Robert Camardiel]] ... Bar owner
*[[Christine Schuberth]] ... Duped girlfriend
*[[Christine Schuberth]] ... Duped girlfriend
*[[Donald Anderson (actor)|Donald Anderson]] ... Jamaican Gun Runner #1


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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Latest revision as of 20:18, 1 November 2024

Our Man in Jamaica
Original film poster
Directed byMel Welles
Written byKarl Heinz Vogelmann,
Antonio del Amo
Produced byAntonio del Amo,
Ernst R. von Theumer [de]
StarringLarry Pennell
Brad Harris
CinematographyJuan Mariné, Aldo Ricci
Edited byDaniele Alabiso and María Luisa Soriano
Music byMarcello Giombini
Release date
  • September 4, 1965 (1965-09-04)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Our Man in Jamaica/Operation Jamaica (Italian: A 001, operazione Giamaica) is a 1965 Italian Spanish German international co-production Eurospy adventure film directed by an uncredited Mel Welles.[1] It was credited to Ernst R. von Theumer [de] for reasons of European funding.[2]

Plot

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Agent 001 Ken Stewart is sent to Jamaica to locate the missing Agent 009 who vanished investigating an arms smuggling operation. After two of Stewart's friends are found dead of electrocution, 001's investigation leads him to an expatriate American criminal who was sentenced to the electric chair but escaped from prison. Seeking revenge, he assembles an army of terrorists based on an island seven miles from Jamaica called Dominica. His arms smuggling is the beginning of a scheme to attack the United States with the aid of Red China and Cuba. The film was made during the April Revolution and Foreign Intervention in the Dominican Republic.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Music by Marcello Giombini

  • Un Uomo Come Te

Performed by Maria Cristina Landi

  • Io Lo

Performed by Maria Cristina Landi

Bibliography

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  • Blake, Matt; Deal, David (2004). The Eurospy Guide. Baltimore: Luminary Press. ISBN 1-887664-52-1.

Notes

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  1. ^ Blake, Deal, p.191
  2. ^ p.274 Paul, Louis Mel Welles Interview Tales from the cult film trenches: interviews with 36 actors from horror, science fiction and exploitation cinema McFarland, 06/09/2007
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