Elke Sommer stars in Bond-style thriller 'Deadlier Than the Male'
German actress Elke Sommer played one of two female assassins in the British spy thriller 'Deadlier Than the Male', made in the Bond era.
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In the mid-1960s, Elke Sommer appeared in the British film «Deadlier Than the Male». It was one of the spy and adventure thrillers that followed the success of the James Bond series. Ralph Thomas directed, and Richard Johnson played the hero, Bulldog Drummond.
Sommer played Irma, one of two female assassins working for the villains. Her partner in crime, Penelope, was played by Sylva Koscina. The pair were among the film's most memorable elements: at a time when women in cinema were often given supporting parts, here they stood out as glamorous but deadly characters.
The role came during the years when Sommer, who was born in Germany, was in demand in British and American productions. She had also become known for comedies such as «A Shot in the Dark». Today the film is remembered as an example of her international career in the 1960s and of the wave of spy films in popular cinema.
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