Wer zuletzt lebt, lebt am besten (1972)

Wer zuletzt lebt, lebt am besten: Directed by Peter Collinson. With Stanley Baker, Geraldine Chaplin, Donald Pleasence, Dana Andrews. Experienced British spy must retrieve a defecting Soviet scientist from Turkey. When a pretty female innocent bystander gets kidnapped by mistake by his enemies, he feels responsible and decides to help her as well.

“Iron-jawed British actor Stanley Baker was u0026quot;consideredu0026quot; for James Bond… ironically he resembles Sean Connery and starred in HELL DRIVERS that a young Connery began in…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSkip over a decade later, after a now-legendary Connery left the role, Baker starred in a movie so Bondish that, by hearing the flauntingly jazzy, repetitive score, youu0026#39;d think INNOCENT BYSTANDERS was yet another 007 entry…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIncluding power-hungry villains, led by the most famous of Bond foes, Donald Pleasence, danging a carrot to lesser corporate heavy Dana Andrews…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe first who Bakeru0026#39;s agent/assassin John Craig works for, sent on whatu0026#39;s basically a suicide mission to retrieve a Jewish scientist, making the action-packed scenes where heu0026#39;s in the dark the best…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd ITALIAN JOB director Peter Collinson wields enough signature 1970u0026#39;s zooms to put a dozen Kung Fu flicks to shame… BYSTANDERS even includes a few karate fights between u0026quot;Craigu0026quot; and scene-stealing mercenary couple Darren Nesbitt and Sue Lloyd, who call him u0026quot;old manu0026quot; and needed more overall screen-time…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eInstead, the INNOCENT character in Geraldine Chaplinu0026#39;s mousy ingenue, conveniently kidnapped and along for the ride, from England to Turkey, slows both the pace and Bakeru0026#39;s no-nonsense tough guy, who ultimately becomes so pitifully vulnerable, anyone expecting daring-do adventure from a daring-do adventurer will soon tire of the poor guy getting captured, and recaptured.”