bensonmum2 A Russian agent has stolen a new radioactive metal. For reasons known only to him (and for plot purposes), the metal has been hidden in plain sight in the shape of a camera lens. Before the agent can get the metal out of Egypt, however, the camera with the special lens is sold to an unsuspecting tourist. Special agent Martin Stevens (Roger Browne) is put on the case and asked to recover the metal before it can fall into the wrong hands. I've seen Superseven Calling Cairo called everything from above- average to average to below-average. For me, it's easily an above- average Eurospy effort. It has a lot of the hallmarks I look for in a good spy film – locations (Egypt, Switzerland, and Italy), beautiful women (Rosalba Neri and Fabienne Dali), a suitably ruthless baddie (an ex-Nazi played by Massimo Serato), henchmen, gun play, car chases, fights, explosions, etc. The various locations and the above average cast do help hide some of the film's shortcomings. Chief among them is an obvious budge limitation when it comes to big, Bond-style set-pieces. It's hard to do anything overly elaborate on the budget Umberto Lenzi was working with on Superseven Calling Cairo. Still, it's a fun enough romp across Europe that moves at a nice pace and never feels like it overstays its welcome. I'd be happy if all Eurospy films were this enjoyable.If I have one big complaint it's with the lead, Roger Browne. I've never found him a very exciting actor. And he's not helped here with some poorly written dialogue and bad dubbing. I could see someone like Ken Clarke making this one a real winner.

dbdumonteil A first installment in the "Superseven " (sic) adventures .And not the best of the two.The action takes place in London ,Superseven (stronger than 007!)is irresistible and all the girls fall for him even if they are evil.Roger Browne was essentially known for his sword and sandals flicks but he also starred in spy thrillers and -you have to live!- photo novels for the Italian "Edital" group .He was one of the rare actors working in Italy who had an American name AND was actually American .The screenplay is a nonentity: a radioactive new metal which all the spies covet ,and ,as the title reads ,action takes place in Egypt,but the director does not take advantage of the landscapes:even the pyramids are badly filmed .One of the villains worked in a Nazi concentration camp and it shows.Lenzi would do a little better next time.

gridoon2018 "Shhhh....I'm a secret agent. You know, James Bond!", Roger Browne says at one point. Well, you certainly can't accuse "Superseven Calling Cairo" of trying to hide its roots. The very first scene is a perfect capsule of the appeal of this genre - pleasure and danger rolled into one. This is one of the better-looking mid-1960's Euro spy films I've seen, with some eye-filling shots of Cairo, Locarno and Rome. The women are not only gorgeous, but their roles are important to the plot as well. And the plot itself is pretty smart, with a couple of twists that may fool you. However, all this globe-trotting does begin to feel a bit meandering after a while. Nevertheless, this is a more than respectable entry in the genre. **1/2 out of 4.

johnbernhard One of the better and more serious James Bond rip offs. The film has low budget but takes itself seriously and avoids camp. Superseven needs to track down a rare radioactive material hidden in a camera. This sends him off to Cario where most of the film takes place. Meanwhile, the bed guys want get the material first, or at least let Superseven lead them to it. There he meets Rosalba Neri's Faddja, who is forced to help the bad guys to pay off her debt to them. Rosalba gets decent screen time here and looks great. Her role is a bit more involved in the plot than many of her films. It's hard to tell if she's with the hero or against him, which is an plus given the majority of the characters she played. A huge surprise for me here was the female lead, Fabienne Dali. She played the old woman Ruth in KILL BABY KILL under a load of make up. She's a femme fatale here and 180 degrees from Ruth. I watched a dreadful looking full screen English dubbed print. There is a widescreen German DVD I would love to see sometime, a good looking copy would improve the film's pleasure tenfold.