Psychedelic secret agent satire with a superlative cast

The flick is notorious in cinema and generally loathed by critics & cinephiles, but it's actually superior to contemporaneous spy satires like "In Like Flint" and "Fathom."

It was intentionally made with four different directors in mind for four separate segments, but ended up with six directors. There were originally 4 writers (if you include Ian Fleming's book), but ended up with a total of 11. Orson Welles and Peter Sellers didn't get along and so refused to work together. It was one of the most expensive films of its day and cost more than any of the James Bond flicks up to that time.

Surprisingly, it all sort of comes together for a madly amusing 60's secret agent farce despite the problematic Sellers being fired before all of his scenes were shot. I suggest using the subtitles so you can make out all the witty verbiage and follow what's happening.

The female cast is outstanding with Barbara Bouchet (Moneypenny) and Joanna Pettet (Mata Bond) leading the way, but also featuring Ursula Andress (Vesper Lynd), Jacqueline Bisset (Miss Goodthighs), Deborah Kerr (Lady Fiona) and several others, including Caroline Munro and Veronica Carlson in cameos.

It's overlong at 2 hours, 11 minutes; and was shot in Ireland, Scotland and England.