She had been a huge success, but Hammer was unable to persuade Ursula Andress to appear in the sequel, which was based on a script by Modesty Blaise writer Peter O’Donnell. John Richardson returned to play the now immortal Killikrates, who lures a present-day girl called Carol in the belief she is the reincarnation of his beloved Ayesha. Carol was played by 21-year-old Czech actress Olga Schoberova, whom Hammer renamed Olinka Berova. Locations in Monte Carlo and Almeria, Spain, failed to sway sceptical critics and uninterested audiences.

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