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The Scorpio Letters

The Scorpio Letters

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The Scorpio Letters

1967

1h 37m

5.0(4 votes)

Action

Thriller

TV Movie

Overview

A spy thriller involving an American who is enlisted by British intelligence to replace one of its recently murdered agents and smash a ring of blackmailers -- James Bond style -- headed by a nefarious figure known as Scorpio.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios

MGM Television

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Alex Cord

Alex Cord

Joe Christopher

Shirley Eaton

Shirley Eaton

Phoebe Stewart

Laurence Naismith

Laurence Naismith

Burr

Oscar Beregi Jr.

Oscar Beregi Jr.

Philippe Soriel (Scorpio)

Lester Matthews

Lester Matthews

Mr. Harris

Antoinette Bower

Antoinette Bower

Terry

Arthur Malet

Arthur Malet

Hinton

Barry Ford

Barry Ford

Bratter

Émile Genest

Émile Genest

Garin

Vincent Beck

Vincent Beck

Paul Fretoni

Creative team

Directed by: Richard Thorpe
Written by: Jo Eisinger
Adrian Spies
Produced by: Richard Thorpe

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