The Exterminators

The Exterminators (1965)

Coplan FX-18 casse tout

A French agent, who is sent to save an atomic scientist, uncovers a plot by terrorists and a secret atomic site in Turkey.

Date of release
1965-10-05
TMDB
4.7 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Crime, Action
Director
Riccardo Freda
Collection
Coplan - Saga

Casting

Interesting facts

The Exterminators is a 1965 spy film directed by Riccardo Freda. It was the fourth in the Francis Coplan series of films. It was released in the United Kingdom as The Exterminators and on television in the United States as FX 18 Superspy.

Production

The Exterminators was the second film director Riccardo Freda made for Comptoir Français du Film Production (C.F.F.P.). Producer Robert de Nesle's idea of for the film was to adapt Gérard de Villiers' popular S.A.S. novels, but he could not obtain the rights. This led to Freda making the fourth film in the Coplan series. The Coplan films were based on novels by Belgian writers Gaston Van den Panhuyse and Jean Libert.

The film was filmed on location in Korem, Turkey and Paris between 24 June and 9 August 1965. Two endings for the film were shot, one with Coplan ending up with a girl played by De Nesle's girlfriend at the time. Stapley described her acting in the scene as "so inept that the scene couldn't be used."

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