UK,
1972, 99 min
Directed by:
Michael TuchnerScreenplay:
Robert CarringtonCinematography:
Alex ThomsonComposer:
Roy BuddCast:
Barry Newman, Suzy Kendall, John Vernon, Ben Kingsley, Ray McAnally, John Alderson, James Berwick, Hal Galili, Peter Marinker, Dolph Sweet, Elliott Sullivan (more)Plots(1)
Following the death of his family in an aeroplane crash, underwater salvage expert John Talbot (Barry Newman) hatches an elaborate scheme to bring those responsible to justice. After staging the phony murder of a police officer, he kidnaps Sarah Ruthven (Suzy Kendall), the heiress to a petroleum fortune. His exploits attract the attention of the criminal mastermind behind his family’s demise, who hires him to recover the valuables aboard a recently crash-landed plane. This tightly plotted thriller, based on Alistair MacLean’s bestselling novel, contains one of cinema’s lengthiest car chases, clocking in at a full 20 minutes. (Via Vision Entertainment)
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