Once Upon a Spy

Year: 1980

Runtime: 91 mins

Language: English

Director: Ivan Nagy

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A brilliant computer whiz and chess champion, Ted Danson is recruited by secret agent Eleanor Parker. Though hesitant, he is thrust into a world of espionage, confronting the menacing Christopher Lee and his cadre of deadly, blue‑eyed blonde women, ultimately becoming a reluctant hero.

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