Judoka-Secret Agent

Judoka-Secret Agent (French: Le Judoka, Agent secret, Italian: Carnet per un morto) is a 1966 French-Italian Eurospy film written and directed by Pierre Zimmer. It is based on the short story Le Judoka dans le ville by Ernie Clark.^[1] It had a sequel in 1967, Casse-tête chinois pour le judoka, with a different cast except for Marilù Tolo returning in a different role.^[1]

Judoka-Secret Agent
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pierre Zimmer
Written by	Jacques Guymont Pierre Zimmer
Starring	Jean-Claude Bercq Marilù Tolo Perrette Pradier Patricia Viterbo Henri Garcin
Cinematography	Gilbert Sarthre
Edited by	Geneviève Vaury
Music by	Armand Seggian Roland Vincent
Distributed by	Gaumont Distribution
Release date	1966 (1966)
Running time	91 minutes
Language	French

On her last day of filming actress Patricia Viterbo accidentally backed her sports car into the Seine during a scene and drowned as she was unable to swim.^[2] Her accompanying costar Henri Garcin escaped, but there are conflicting versions of whether he was at the wheel while they were returning from lunch.^[3]

Plot

Cast

• Jean-Claude Bercq as Marc Saint-Clair, aka The Judoka
• Marilù Tolo as Vanessa
• Perrette Pradier as Dominique Berg
• Patricia Viterbo as Catherine Demange
• Michael Lonsdale as Thomas Perkins
• Henri Garcin as Jacques Mercier
• Mick Besson as Oscar Meyer
• Fernand Berset as Commissioner Chaumont
• Yves Brainville as Paul Vincent