AGENT FOR H.A.R.M. 1966 (INTERNET ARCHIVE)

I hadn't seen this for years and finally found out it was on the IA, so I gave it another look after about 30 years.

The print looks fantastic on the IA. I don't really know why this movie is so low rated as far as film fans go.

Peter Mark Richman stars as government agent Adam Chance who is assigned to protect a professor named Stefanik (Carl Esmond) from being captured by agents who want his secret formula.

This particular formula is an antidote to a hideous spore-like fungus that can be shot out of a gun and eat the human body from the inside out. These set pieces of people who have been shot and turned to fungus are quite shocking, and I think they still hold up well today.

Barbara Bouchet is sexy as ever playing a young woman who claims to be the neice of the professor, but later we find out she is an enemy agent working for Basil Malko (Martin Kosleck) who wants the formula no matter who gets killed.

This was originally a pilot for a proposed spy series for TV, but was never sold so it was expanded and released to theaters.

I really enjoyed this and have often wondered why this has never been available on and home entertainment format. Well maybe someday it will be. Don't be fooled by all the negative things you will see written about this film, check it out and decide for yourself.

The rest of the cast includes Robert Quarry, Wendell Corey, Donna Michelle, Aliza Gur, Rafael Campos and Robert Donner.