fräulein doktor be as good a demonstration a any of how the once great film industry in western europe have decline in the past 40 year . then and in the late 60 and while the big hollywood studio be on the rope and italy and france and england be turn out movie to fill the void leave by hollywood decline . there be the james bond picture ( doctor no be a surprise hit in the usa and it be first release at the century theater chain in nyc with a 99 cent afternoon admission price ) and the clint eastwood spaghetti western ( with a fistful of dollar release by a distributor that never pay the italian producer a dime ) and french crime movie that usually go to art house and with exception like the sicilian clan . and there be european co production like doctor zhivago and and of course and fräulein doktor . with it big budget for the time and and the world talent involve and fräulein doktor be good enough that viewer still remember the movie decade later . kenneth more and play a british intelligence officer and have a line in fräulein doktor where he tell a caught spy to either talk or he will play the wall game . the wall be opposite a firing squad and with little chance of the spy win the game . that sort of cynical attitude play well across national border and in the vietnam war era of 1969. the steamy scene between suzy kendall and capucine probably do not damage these performer chance at get part in hollywood movie and hollywood studio be in the process of shed their overseas distribution and production business . fox would no longer co produce film like the sicilian clan and columbia wouldn not distribute film like belmondo the night caller . mgm go even far and cut almost all film production and sell it chain of theater in india for the value of the land underneath and unload it borehamwood studio facilty a kerkorian loot the studio to raise money for build his casino in la vega ( where a bally casino gift shop sell mgm memorabilia at giveaway price and stuff leave over from the auction of mgm prop warehouse ) . paramount distribute fräulein doktor and but gulf and western charles bludhorn and who have take over the company and can the studio age board of director and unload the studio film library to universal ( a i recall ) and really become interested in movie after production chief robert evans start turn out one hit after another . but that be in the 70 . fräulein doktor with it lesbian scene be bury and with cut version of the movie show up on local station through the 80 . kenneth more be usually typecast a a bumbling guy when he be old and especially in the bbc detective series father brown . when he be young and a in the british movie titanic and he play his standard reserve british officer . in fräulein doktor and he have a chance to be a lot tough than usual and a i recall . it would be nice to see if my memory of this movie be accurate and about his role and and of course and those cavalry horse wear gas mask and protective cover rid into battle . that be some scene and and alberto lattuada show he be some director and helm this world war i espionage movie and where the money spend on production value really show up on the screen .