{{short description|1965 film}} {{Infobox film | name = Strike First Freddy | image = Oplovebirds.jpg | caption = US release film poster | director = Erik Balling | producer = Bo Christensen | writer = Henning Bahs<br />Erik Balling<br />{{ill|Bengt Janus Nielsen|da|lt=Bengt Janus}} | starring = Morten Grunwald | music = Bent Fabricius-Bjerre | cinematography = Arne Abrahamsen<br />Jørgen Skov | editing = | studio = Commonwealth United (US) | distributor = Nordisk Film | released = {{film date|1965|12|21|df=yes}} | runtime = 100 minutes | country = Denmark | language = Danish | budget = }}
'''''Strike First Freddy''''' ({{langx|da|Slå først Frede!)}} is a 1965 Danish spy comedy film directed by Erik Balling and starring Morten Grunwald as Frede. The film was released in US as "Operation Lovebirds". The film won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film and Poul Bundgaard won the Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as Kolick.<ref name="Hammer 1991 p.100">{{cite book |last=Hammer |first=T.B. |title=International Film Prizes: An Encyclopedia |publisher=Garland |series=Garland reference library of the humanities |year=1991 |isbn=978-0-8240-7099-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lVQOAQAAMAAJ |access-date=26 June 2021 |page=100}}</ref><ref name="Bodilprisen 1966">{{cite web |title=1966 |website=Bodilprisen |date=19 October 2015 |url=http://www.bodilprisen.dk/aar-for-aar/1966-2/ |language=da |access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref> It was followed by the sequel ''Relax Freddie'' in 1966.
== Plot == Freddy Hansen, a game salesman, is mistaken for a secret service agent on a ferry and suddenly finds himself in the middle of a dangerous game that could trigger another World War.
== Cast == * Morten Grunwald as Agent Frede Hansen * Ove Sprogøe as Agent Smith * Poul Bundgaard as Kolick * Essy Persson as Sonja, a stripper * Martin Hansen as Dr. Pax
==See also== *''Kulla Agent 000'', 1972 Indian remake
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb title|id=0060991|title=Strike First Freddy}} * {{DFDb title|sla-forst-frede}} * {{Danskefilm|TYPE=f|282}}
{{Bodil Award for Best Danish Film}} {{Erik Balling}}
Category:1960s spy comedy films Category:1965 spy films Category:1965 comedy films Category:1965 films Category:Best Danish Film Bodil Award winners Category:1960s Danish-language films Category:1965 Danish films Category:Films directed by Erik Balling Category:Films with screenplays by Erik Balling Category:Parody films based on James Bond films Category:Films scored by Bent Fabric
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