Unlike another spy film starring Stewart Granger that was made around the same period, "Requiem For A Secret Agent", "Red Dragon" aka "Code Name Alpha" has no serious ambitions beyond providing a time-filler - and that's what it does: nothing more, nothing less. Granger is one of the better actors to star in this type of movie, and he gives the project some authority. Rosanna Schiaffino is a competent female lead, not just the love interest but an almost equal spy partner as well. However, there is little in either the script or the direction of this movie to make it stand out from the crowd; the identity of the No. 1 villain is not much of a surprise when it is revealed. My print is pretty washed-out so it probably doesn't do justice to the film's location shooting around Hong Kong. ** out of 4.
Review of Das Geheimnis der drei Dschunken
