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Francis Coplan (Agent FX 18) is a fictional French secret agent created by Paul Kenny, the nom de plume of Belgian authors Gaston Van den Panhuyse (1913-1995) and Jean Libert (1913-1981). He first appeared in print in 1953, and has since appeared in over 200 novels. He appeared in six Eurospy films released in the 1950s and 1960s (in each one played by a different actor), as well as a 1989 French miniseries and a long-running comic strip.
Francis Coplan was an electronics engineer recruited by the SDECE. From his first appearance in Fleuve Noir Sans Issue/No Exit in 1953 until Sales coups à moscou pour Coplan in 1996, 237 novels of Coplan were written [1] using the name of Paul Kenny. [2] After the death of Libert, Van den Punhuyse carried on writing alone. After his death Serge Jacquemard took over until 1996. [3] Van den Punhyse and Libert also wrote 18 science fiction novels under the name "Jean-Gaston Vandel" for Fleuve Noir's "Anticipation" series from 1952-1956 until the success of Coplan led them to write his adventures on a full-time basis. [3]
By 1970, Coplan books were selling 3.5 million copies a year around the world. [4]
Coplan (1989) 6 episodes, with Philippe Caroit
Over 3,000 strips by Pol Greffiere (nom de plume of Pierre leGoff) [5]
Sword-and-sandal, also known as peplum, is a subgenre of largely Italian-made historical, mythological, or biblical epics mostly set in the Greco-Roman antiquity or the Middle Ages. These films attempted to emulate the big-budget Hollywood historical epics of the time, such as Samson and Delilah (1949), Quo Vadis (1951), The Robe (1953), The Ten Commandments (1956), Ben-Hur (1959), Spartacus (1960), and Cleopatra (1963). These films dominated the Italian film industry from 1958 to 1965, eventually being replaced in 1965 by spaghetti Western and Eurospy films.
Adolphe d'Ennery was a French playwright and novelist.
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock is a 1962 Italian horror film, directed by Riccardo Freda and written by Ernesto Gastaldi. The film stars Barbara Steele and Robert Flemyng. Freda's The Ghost, the following year, features the same leads and the surname Hichock, but is not connected in terms of plot.
The Two Orphans may refer to:
Eurospy film, or Spaghetti spy film, is a genre of spy films produced in Europe, especially in Italy, France, and Spain, that either sincerely imitated or else parodied the British James Bond spy series feature films. The first wave of Eurospy films was released in 1964, two years after the first James Bond film, Dr. No, and in the same year as the premiere of what many consider to be the apotheosis of the Bond series, Goldfinger. For the most part, the Eurospy craze lasted until around 1967 or 1968. In Italy, where most of these films were produced, this trend replaced the declining sword-and-sandal genre.
Coplan Saves His Skin is a 1968 French-Italian Francis Coplan Eurospy film directed by Yves Boisset and starring Claudio Brook. It is the last chapter in the Francis Coplan film series.
Double Face is a 1969 thriller film directed by Riccardo Freda and starring Klaus Kinski, Christiane Krüger and Annabella Incontrera. It is part of the series of Edgar Wallace adaptations made by Rialto Film.
Les Miserables is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Riccardo Freda. It is based on the Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables and stars Gino Cervi as Jean Valjean, Valentina Cortese as Fantine and Cosette, and Hans Hinrich as Javert. After the financial success of Freda's previous film The Black Eagle, Freda worked a deal with Lux Film and began developing an adaptation of Les Misérables with Mario Monicelli, Vittorio Nino Novarese and Stefano Vanzina. The film was shot entirely in Rome.
The Two Orphans is a 1965 historical drama film directed by Riccardo Freda and starring Sophie Darès, Valeria Ciangottini, Mike Marshall. It is based on the novel Les deux ophelines by Adolphe d'Ennery.
Pierre-Étienne Piestre, known as Eugène Cormon, was a French dramatist and librettist. He used his mother's name, Cormon, during his career.
Robert Manuel was a 20th-century French stage, television, and film actor, and film director.
La morte non conta i dollari 1967 Italian spaghetti Western film directed by Riccardo Freda. The film is about Lawrence White who returns to his hometown of Owell Rock with his sister to avenge the father's death at the hands of a gang. The leader of the gang, Doc Lester has recently appointed himself the gunslinger Boyd as the new sheriff.
Trap for the Assassin is a 1966 crime film directed by Riccardo Freda and starring Georges Géret, Irene Papas and Jean-Pierre Marielle. It is an adaptation of the 1886 novel Roger la Honte by Jules Mary.
Gold for the Caesars is a 1963 peplum film starring Jeffrey Hunter and Mylène Demongeot. Originally planned as an American production, the film later became an Italian-French international co-production after the poor box office return of King of Kings. It was shot in Italy in 1962. The film is credited to Andre de Toth in the United States and both de Toth and Sabatino Ciuffini in Italy. Second unit director Riccardo Freda has claimed to have shot the entire film, while De Toth biographies make little input regarding his work on the film. Actress Mylène Demongeot has also backed up that Freda had taken charge on the films set.
The Killer Likes Candy is a 1968 Italian-French-German Eurospy film directed by Maurice Cloche and Federico Chentrens and starring Kerwin Mathews. It is loosely based on the novel A coeur ouvert pour face d ange by Adam Saint-Moore.
Mexican Slayride is a 1967 Eurospy film directed by Riccardo Freda and starring Lang Jeffries. It is based on the Paul Kenny's novel Coplan fait peau neuve and it is the fifth chapter in the Francis Coplan film series.
Marc Robert Favart was a French actor, married to Jenny Carré, daughter of Albert Carré.
Sabine Sun was a French actress. She appeared in more than 40 films from 1964, including several directed by her husband, Terence Young. Sun died in Gimont on 13 May 2014, at the age of 81.
The Exterminators is a 1965 spy film directed by Riccardo Freda. It was the fourth in the Francis Coplan series of films. It was released in the United Kingdom as The Exterminators and on television in the United States as FX 18 Superspy.
Coplan Takes Risks is a 1964 spy film directed by Maurice Labro and starring Dominique Paturel, Virna Lisi and Jacques Balutin. It was made as a co-production between Belgium, France and Italy, and was part of a boom in Eurospy films in the wake of James Bond's popularity
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