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	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190505145547/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b25f830 ''Our Man in Marrakesh''] at the [[British Film Institute]]{{better source needed\|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. \| date=October 2023}}		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190505145547/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b25f830 ''Our Man in Marrakesh''] at the [[British Film Institute]]
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	* [https://cinemaretro.com/index.php/archives/8478-DVD-REVIEW-OUR-MAN-IN-MARRAKESH-1966-STARRING-TONY-RANDALL-AND-SENTA-BERGER,-UK-RELEASE-FROM-NETWORK.html Review of film] at Cinema Retro		* [https://cinemaretro.com/index.php/archives/8478-DVD-REVIEW-OUR-MAN-IN-MARRAKESH-1966-STARRING-TONY-RANDALL-AND-SENTA-BERGER,-UK-RELEASE-FROM-NETWORK.html Review of film] at Cinema Retro

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{{Infobox film
| name = Our Man in Marrakesh
| image = Our Man in Marrakesh - UK cinema poster.jpg
| caption = British cinema poster
| director = [[Don Sharp]]
| writer = [[Peter Yeldham]]
| based_on = original story by Peter Welbeck ([[Harry Alan Towers]])
| producer = Harry Alan Towers
| starring = [[Tony Randall]] [[Senta Berger]] [[Herbert Lom]] [[Wilfrid Hyde-White]] [[Terry-Thomas]]
| cinematography = [[Michael Reed (cinematographer)|Michael Reed]]
| editing = Teddy Darvas
| music = [[Malcolm Lockyer]]
| studio = Marrakesh Film
| distributor = [[Anglo-Amalgamated]] [[American International Pictures]] (US)
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1966|05|05|UK<ref name=Times>The Times, 5 May 166, page 20: ''Humorous variations on theme of the secret agent'' - found in The Times Digital Archive 2014-07-20</ref>}}
| runtime = 92 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
}}
'''''Our Man in Marrakesh''''' (released in North America as '''''Bang! Bang! You're Dead!''''') is a 1966 British comedy [[spy film]] shot in Morocco produced and co-written by [[Harry Alan Towers]], directed by [[Don Sharp]] and starring [[Tony Randall]], [[Herbert Lom]] and [[Senta Berger]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/84384/Our-Man-in-Marrakesh/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520220651/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/84384/Our-Man-in-Marrakesh/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 May 2011 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]] |author=Hal Erickson |title=''Our Man in Marrakesh''|author-link=Hal Erickson (author) |date=2011 |access-date=21 October 2008}}</ref><ref>OUR MAN IN MARRAKESH
Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 33, Iss. 384, (Jan 1, 1966): 96.</ref>

==Plot==
One of six travellers who catch the bus from [[Casablanca]] airport to [[Marrakesh]] is carrying $2 million to pay a powerful local man (Herbert Lom) to fix [[United Nations]] votes on behalf of an unnamed nation. But not even the powerful man knows which of them it is - and his background checks reveal that at least three of them aren't who they claim to be. As agents from other nations may be among them, he and his henchmen have to be very careful until the courier chooses to reveal himself - or herself. Amidst the international espionage and involvement of criminal gangs, an American businessman finds himself at the centre of the situation and, assisted by an attractive super-spy, must set out to clear his name.

==Main cast==
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* [[Tony Randall]] as Andrew Jessel
* [[Senta Berger]] as Kyra Stanovy
* [[Terry-Thomas]] as El Caid
* [[Herbert Lom]] as Mr Casimir
* [[Wilfrid Hyde-White]] as Arthur Fairbrother
* [[Grégoire Aslan]] as Achmed
* [[John Le Mesurier]] as George Lillywhite
* [[Klaus Kinski]] as Jonquil
* [[Margaret Lee (British actress)|Margaret Lee]] as Samia Voss
* Emile Stemmler as Hotel clerk
* Helen Sanguinetti as Madame Bouseny
* Francisco Sánchez as Martinez
* William Sanguinetti as Police chief
* Hassan Essakali as Motorcycle policeman
* Keith Peacock as Philippe
* [[Burt Kwouk]] as the Import Manager
{{div col end}}

==Production==
Writer Yeldham and director Sharp were both Australians who worked several times with Harry Alan Towers.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/unsung-aussie-filmmakers-don-sharp-top-25/|magazine=Filmink|title=Unsung Aussie Filmmakers: Don Sharp – A Top 25|date=July 27, 2019}}</ref> Sharp said "it had a cast which showed you where the money had come from." The film was shot in Morocco using "frozen" funds owed to Warner Bros. Sharp says just before filming started Warner's revealed that the exchange rate meant their funds would not cover the cost for the whole film so Towers had to scramble to raise additional financing. This involved Towers arranging for suitcases of cash to be smuggled into the country.<ref name="donfour">{{cite interview |last=Sharp |first=Don |subject-link= |interviewer=
Teddy Darvas and Alan Lawson |title=Don Sharp Side 4|work= |date=2 November 1993 |publisher=History Project |location=London |url= https://historyproject.org.uk/interview/don-sharp|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref>

==Reception==
''Our Man in Marrakesh'' opened in London on 5 May 1966, the same day as ''[[A Man Could Get Killed]]'' and the day before ''[[Modesty Blaise (1966 film)|Modesty Blaise]]''. This caused the critic in ''[[The Times]]'' to write a combined review titled "Humorous variations on theme of the secret agent", where ''Our Man in Marrakesh'' is noted for having a story similar to ''A Man Could Get Killed'', but comparatively lacking in wit. However, the film gets some credit for a colourful chase through Marrakesh's dyers' quarter.<ref name=Times/>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190505145547/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b25f830 ''Our Man in Marrakesh''] at the [[British Film Institute]]{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}
* {{IMDb title|0060148}}
* {{TCMDb title|958951}}
* {{letterboxd title|our-man-in-marrakesh}}
* [https://cinemaretro.com/index.php/archives/8478-DVD-REVIEW-OUR-MAN-IN-MARRAKESH-1966-STARRING-TONY-RANDALL-AND-SENTA-BERGER,-UK-RELEASE-FROM-NETWORK.html Review of film] at Cinema Retro

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