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5.5/10   20 votes
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Director:
Laurence Harvey
Writers:
Ben Barzman (writer)
Alun Falconer (writer)
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Release Date:
3 April 1964 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
The story of a man condemned . . . of his brother who offered to save him for a price . . . his brother's woman! more
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Laurence Harvey the intense actor directed intensely by-- Laurence Harvey. more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Laurence Harvey ... Sean McKenna
Sarah Miles ... Catherine
Robert Walker Jr. ... Dominic
John Ireland ... Prison Warden
Ross Martin ... Le Caq
Lee Patterson ... Nicky
Jack MacGowran ... O'Brian
Murray Melvin ... First Gendaime
Carlos Casaravilla ... Ramades (as Carlos Casarvillo)
Fernando Rey ... Sanchez
Fernando Sánchez ... Shaoush
José Nieto ... Inspector
Noel Purcell ... Finigan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rafael Albaicín ... 7th gendarme
Barta Barri ... Death house guard
Xan das Bolas
James Brown ... 6th gendarme
Carlos Chemenal ... 10th gendarme
Enrique Closas ... 12th gendarme
Juan García Delgado ... 4th gendarme
Eduardo García ... Truck driver
José Guardiola ... Gate guard
José Manuel Martín ... 2nd gendarme
Francisco Montalvo ... 1st guard
Juan Olaguivel ... 3rd Gendarme
Manuel Pêra ... 9th gendarme
Phil Posner ... Prison official
José Riesgo ... 2nd guard
Ricardo Rodríguez ... 8th gendarme
Fernando Sancho
Edward St. John ... Special guard
Jose Trinidad ... Police chauffeur
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16
Filming Locations:
Tangiers, Morocco
Company:
Magla more

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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Laurence Harvey the intense actor directed intensely by-- Laurence Harvey., 6 January 1999
Author: EphT from Ann Arbor, Michigan

If you didn't know this was a Spain/US production, you'd think it was a timeless fable: there are so few localized contexts. The supporting actors delineate themselves sharply, but Laurence Harvey steals the show, as always, with his intensity (check out his work in Tamiko, a neurotic romance set in Japan), and compounds this by directing with intensity: the camera is always zooming into people's faces from above, below, and sideways. It's dizzying. That said, the movie's worth seeing. All praise to early 60's B&W films.

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