In the mid-1960s, the cinematic characterization of secret agents and spies fell into two general categories. There was the glamorous cartoonish world of James Bond that featured tricked-out cars, space-age gadgets, chilled vodka, 5 o'clock shadows, white tuxedos and casino chips. Also in theaters were more grim films about the Cold War threats posed by…
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