Forget the French New Wave; we are back in the safe, familiar world of suave secret agents, svelte and seductive women, guns and fist fights. In short, welcome back to the camp-macho world of the American B-movie, custom-made for a French audience. — James Travers

Borderie se répète. Inutile, on avait compris. — Les Cahiers du cinéma, novembre 1960.