Oh man, what a mess! How do you summarize the "plot" of a movie so incoherent and directionless? It's something about multiple Goya paintings of which only one is authentic and which also contains clues to a treasure that the Nazis may have hidden underwater, so a bunch of people from all over the world arrive in Rome and start looking for the treasure. It really makes very little sense from scene to scene; producer-writer-director-editor-actor Vincenzo Cascino has to take the lion's share of the blame, and it's not surprising that, according to IMDb, he only worked in 4 films, all of which he produced himself (probably because nobody else was crazy enough to give him the money!). For some reason, Mickey Hargitay laughs like an idiot a lot, while Cascino even manages to royally mess up the mass catfight at the end. 0.5 out of 4 stars.
4 Reviews
One of the strangest - and worst - "spy" films of the 1960s
gridoon202424 December 2010
Warning: Spoilers
Shriek! Giggle! Scream!
IndustriousAngel8 November 2016
Keep your hands off this one - this is trash, and not of the charming variety.
The thought behind this production was obviously to have seven buxom starlets on the screen in skimpy dresses. While I can wholeheartedly endorse such a worthy goal, the result, sadly, leaves much to be desired. There's a ghost of a plot or rather a plethora of scenes loosely woven together by bad editing, wooden acting and a lot of screaming, giggling and shrieking, plus some acutely embarrassing chases and fistfights. In fact, after a few scenes with the girls one wishes there would be fewer of them (of the guys, too ...). The movie is not only stupid, no, it's boring.
The only redeeming qualities about this piece of trash are the two leading girls which are actually pretty, and, surprisingly, the music, which deserves a much better production to go with.
The thought behind this production was obviously to have seven buxom starlets on the screen in skimpy dresses. While I can wholeheartedly endorse such a worthy goal, the result, sadly, leaves much to be desired. There's a ghost of a plot or rather a plethora of scenes loosely woven together by bad editing, wooden acting and a lot of screaming, giggling and shrieking, plus some acutely embarrassing chases and fistfights. In fact, after a few scenes with the girls one wishes there would be fewer of them (of the guys, too ...). The movie is not only stupid, no, it's boring.
The only redeeming qualities about this piece of trash are the two leading girls which are actually pretty, and, surprisingly, the music, which deserves a much better production to go with.
I may have watched too many spy movies
BandSAboutMovies12 April 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Mark Davis is secret agent No. 07. And he's played by Mickey Hargitay, who as you may know, had a way with women. He was married to Jayne Mansfield, after all.
He's looking for hidden Nazi treasure. There's a clue hidden in a stolen Goya painting. I wonder if this was because Dr. No had Goya's "Portrait of the Duke of Wellington" on display. That painting - which had been stolen from the National Gallery - was painted in a weekend by production designer Ken Arnold. It was used for publicity for Dr. No and then was stolen as well.
Mark attends an art auction but loses out on the painting. He soon learns that seven attractive women - each with a spy, art dealer or con men backing them - has one of the paintings. Now Mark has to use all his skills in art forgery and getting with the fairer sex to find the gold.
This was written and directed by Vincenzo Cashino, who also was in the movie as Barbikian the Armenian, a role he'd bring back for a sequel, Le 7 Cinesi D'Oro (7 Golden Chinese). He also wrote and directed The Sheriff Won't Shoot and Le Sette Vipere (Il Marito Latino), which translates as The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband). He was an Argentinian industrialist who moved to Italy to make movies and then disappeared after making these four movies, which are all filled with non-linear storytelling and plotholes so big you could drive a camion through them.
He's looking for hidden Nazi treasure. There's a clue hidden in a stolen Goya painting. I wonder if this was because Dr. No had Goya's "Portrait of the Duke of Wellington" on display. That painting - which had been stolen from the National Gallery - was painted in a weekend by production designer Ken Arnold. It was used for publicity for Dr. No and then was stolen as well.
Mark attends an art auction but loses out on the painting. He soon learns that seven attractive women - each with a spy, art dealer or con men backing them - has one of the paintings. Now Mark has to use all his skills in art forgery and getting with the fairer sex to find the gold.
This was written and directed by Vincenzo Cashino, who also was in the movie as Barbikian the Armenian, a role he'd bring back for a sequel, Le 7 Cinesi D'Oro (7 Golden Chinese). He also wrote and directed The Sheriff Won't Shoot and Le Sette Vipere (Il Marito Latino), which translates as The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband). He was an Argentinian industrialist who moved to Italy to make movies and then disappeared after making these four movies, which are all filled with non-linear storytelling and plotholes so big you could drive a camion through them.
Gawd Awful
bensonmum24 February 2017
I feel like I need to reevaluate every movie I've ever rated a 1/10. After watching this piece of garbage, I'm fairly certain I've rated some of those other movies too harshly. I'm not certain that 7 Golden Women Against Two 07 qualifies to even be called a movie. The plot is an absolute jumbled disaster. Something about hidden Nazi treasure, but it's only brought up when convenient. For the most part, the acting is as bad as you'll find. Mickey Hargitay is the "star", but spends most of his time groping some blond hottie. The direction and editing are about as poor as I can think of. And the comedy never - I mean NEVER - works. Overall, a complete disaster.
The only redeeming thing I can think of is part of the music. There's one tune played in the first five minutes of film and repeated a couple of times that I really enjoyed. I should have stopped after five minutes.
The only redeeming thing I can think of is part of the music. There's one tune played in the first five minutes of film and repeated a couple of times that I really enjoyed. I should have stopped after five minutes.
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