Bons Baisers de Hong Kong | |
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Directed by | Yvan Chiffre |
Written by | Christian Fechner Yvan Chiffre |
Produced by | Christian Fechner |
Starring | Les Charlots |
Cinematography | Walter Wottitz |
Edited by | Monique Isnardon Robert Isnardon |
Music by | Les Charlots |
Production companies | Les Films Christian Fechner Renn Productions |
Distributed by | AMLF |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 min |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Bons Baisers de Hong Kong (also known as From Hong Kong with Love) is a 1975 French spy comedy film directed by Yvan Chiffre. [1]
It is a parody and spin-off of the James Bond film series starring Les Charlots, [1] with Mickey Rooney portraying the antagonist. Bernard Lee and Lois Maxwell make cameos in their roles as M and Miss Moneypenny (though the characters remain unnamed). Part of the picture was filmed at the Shaw Brothers studios in Hong Kong. Besides the James Bond series, the film also parodies Hong Kong martial arts films.
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