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- ↑ Virino, Concepción Cascajosa (2006). El espejo deformado: versiones, secuelas y adaptaciones en Hollywood (in Spanish). Universidad de Sevilla. ISBN 978-84-472-1028-2.
- ↑ "Ultimate Flint Collection On DVD". Loving the Classics. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ↑ Bang, Derrick (2020-04-01). Crime and Spy Jazz on Screen, 1950-1970: A History and Discography. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-3988-8.
- ↑ Our Man Flint : Dead on Target (in French), retrieved 2023-06-04
