The Infiltrators (1969)

1969 - The Infiltrators (Gilbert Roland Productions/Empress Pictures) 

[Release date 7th February 1969] 

Director A. Gregorio Story/Screenplay Greg B. Macabenta Cinematography Avelino Peralta Music Carding Cruz Layout Artist Marvin B. Panganiban  

Cast Tony Ferrer (Tony Falcon, Agent X-44), Josephine Estrada, Eddie Garcia, Rod Navarro (Martin Savedo), Jack Davis, Manolo Noble, Ronald Remy (Mr Banez), Alicja Basili (Marlene Marquez), Mallory McCraig [McCrae?], Rocco Montalban, Joaquin Fajardo, Leon Pajaron, Steve Alcarado, Alex Flores, Rudy Dominguez, Greg Lansang, Larry Esguerra, Ruben Ramos, Ben Dato, Romy Nario, Joe Cunanan, Art Velaso, Tiva Lava, Eddie Nicart, Sancho Tesalona, Mandy Bustamante, Hosping Pregonero, Amado Gasmin, Oscar Simbulan, Doming Reyes, Joe Andrade, SOS Daredevils, Arthur Villegas, Frank Godinez, Pons de Guzman, Joe Canlas, Sim Jorge, Baby Alvarez 

SPY/ACTION

NOTE: This is number 20 in a long-running series of Agent X-44 films starring Tony Ferrer. For a full filmography and detailed article on the X-44 series, click HERE.  

Mini-review by Andrew Leavold

[From Leavold's book The Search For Weng Weng (2017)]

One of the few surviving Agent X-44 prints from the Sixties, The Infiltrators (1969) reveals a very knowing spy flick peppered with white faces, delivering half its dialogue in English, and its décor leaning towards a garish Euro Pop-Art cheapie. Scientist Dr Jonathan Goldenberg is determined to put man on the Moon (this IS still 1969, remember); Aryan assassin “Adolf Strauss” is given orders that Dr Goldenberg is not to leave Manila, thereby setting the US thirty years behind the Reds. Strauss sets up a Kennedy style assassination complete with his own decoy. Falcon, however, does a switcheroo on the scientist, but the decoy tries to blackmail crime boss Savedo (Rod Navarro), whose blonde Italian moll Gina Cardinale also doubles as an exotic dancer shaking her tassles in a giant parrot cage, and quickly finds his toes pointing ceiling-wards. The Infiltrators, with its Batman segues, machine gun shoot-outs, car chases, and the iconic Falcon with his unrepentant Pomade-flavoured pompadour and trademark all-white suit, is just fantastic.