Strike First Freddy (1965): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1965, Strike First Freddy is a comedy film directed by Erik Balling, running about 100 minutes.

What it’s about. Frede Hansen, a game salesman, is mistaken for a secret service agent on a ferry and kidnapped by enemy agents. He escapes and now the secret service want to use him as bait to track the enemy. They assign their best agent, Smith to be his partner and supervisor. Their main task is to eliminate the head of the enemy conspiracy, the mysterious 'Dr. Pax' who's real identity is unknown. Freddy accompanies Smith to Stockholm where they are to meet Sonja, an agent for Dr. Pax, who is also on Smith's liquidation list. Thanks to his bag of game tricks, Freddy manages to avoid being done in by Kolick, a killer for Dr. Pax. Freddy falls for Sonja, and he, she and Smith are taken as prisoners to Dr. Pax's hideout, a remote island fortress from which a major power is to be attacked by missiles guided by trained pigeons. Freddy manages to teach Dr. Pax a lasting lesson in the difference between trained pigeons and homing pigeons.

Who’s in it. Strike First Freddy stars Morten Grunwald as Frede Hansen, Ove Sprogøe as David Smith, Essy Persson as Sonja and Poul Bundgaard as Kolick, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.8/10, Strike First Freddy has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Strike First Freddy page.

If you liked it. Fans of Strike First Freddy tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.