Hammerhead (Original title)
Dates: 1968 (Copyright), 27 October 1968 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: David Miller
Synopsis: Adventure thriller. Secret agent Charles Hood is sent to investigate when a master criminal, Hammerhead, hatches a plot to spy on top secret NATO defence plans. In Portugal, Hood passes himself off as an art dealer, catering to Hammerhead's taste in titillating and pornographic works of art. Aided and hindered by London artist and nightclub singer Sue Trenton, Hood follows a series of clues and finally discovers that an expert mimic has replaced a noted diplomat at a one-off top-security meeting, and thus will be able to relay the secrets to Hammerhead. Hood tries to stop them before it is too late.
Genre: Thriller
Subjects: Espionage, Diplomats, Art, Pornography, Doubles
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(10)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 8917 FeetBFI identifier: C-889898
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(10)
Description: BFI identifier: C-73961
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: BFI identifier: C-73962
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: BFI identifier: C-1104396
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: PositiveBFI identifier: C-73960
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1968BFI identifier: C-944559
Status: Master - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1968BFI identifier: N-499969
Status: Master - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8850 FeetBFI identifier: C-73963
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-594891
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 8917 FeetBFI identifier: C-889898
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm PositiveBFI identifier: C-73959
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Dates: 1968 (Copyright), 27 October 1968 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: David Miller
Synopsis: Adventure thriller. Secret agent Charles Hood is sent to investigate when a master criminal, Hammerhead, hatches a plot to spy on top secret NATO defence plans. In Portugal, Hood passes himself off as an art dealer, catering to Hammerhead's taste in titillating and pornographic works of art. Aided and hindered by London artist and nightclub singer Sue Trenton, Hood follows a series of clues and finally discovers that an expert mimic has replaced a noted diplomat at a one-off top-security meeting, and thus will be able to relay the secrets to Hammerhead. Hood tries to stop them before it is too late.
Genre: Thriller
Subjects: Espionage, Diplomats, Art, Pornography, Doubles
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(10)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 8917 FeetBFI identifier: C-889898
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(10)
Description: BFI identifier: C-73961
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: BFI identifier: C-73962
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: BFI identifier: C-1104396
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: PositiveBFI identifier: C-73960
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1968BFI identifier: C-944559
Status: Master - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedStock date: 1968BFI identifier: N-499969
Status: Master - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8850 FeetBFI identifier: C-73963
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-594891
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 8917 FeetBFI identifier: C-889898
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm PositiveBFI identifier: C-73959
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status