Mozambique (1964)

An out-of-work and penniless American pilot is offered work in Mozambique and promptly becomes an unwitting pawn in a world of drug smuggling, kidnap and murder.

Director:

Robert Lynn

Writers:

Harry Alan Towers (original story) (as Peter Welbeck), Peter Yeldham (screenplay)

Stars:

Steve Cochran, Hildegard Knef, Paul Hubschmid

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Cochran	...	Brad Webster
Hildegard Knef	...	Ilona Valdez (as Hildegarde Neff)
Paul Hubschmid	...	Commaro
Vivi Bach	...	Christina
Martin Benson	...	Da Silva
Dietmar Schönherr	...	Henderson (as Dietmar Schonherr)
George Leech	...	Carl
Gert van den Bergh	...	The Arab (as Gert Van Den Bergh)
Vic Perry	...	Sgt. Rodrigues
Harold Berens	...	Banker
Peter Maxwell
Sophia Kammara	...	(as Sophia Spentos)
Bill Levisohn
Josh du Toit	...	Policeman (as Josh Du Toit)
Madeleine Usher	...	Solo dancer

Storyline

An out-of-work and penniless American pilot is offered work in Mozambique and promptly becomes an unwitting pawn in a world of drug smuggling, kidnap and murder.

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | country name in title | territory name in title | independent film | 

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Taglines:

Mozambique. Capital of Hell ...

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

16

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 February 1966 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blonde Fracht für Sansibar

Filming Locations:

Mozambique

Company Credits

Production Co:

Towers of London Films, London & Overseas Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Colour by) (Technicolor) (as Technicolor ®)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Final film of Steve Cochran.

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Goofs

In the opening scenes, a man climbs a wide expanse of steps, with a large rubbish bin situated at the commencement of the steps. As he reaches the concrete bollards across the top of the steps he turns to face somebody and is stabbed. In the next shot he is rolling down the steps, but someway from the bollards where he stopped and clatters into the rubbish bin which is no longer at the base of the steps. Whilst the man is rolling over, there is no evidence of his having being stabbed, but when a policeman reaches him, there is a long bladed knife protruding from his chest.

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Soundtracks

Mozambique Rock
(uncredited)
Music by Johnny Douglas

User Reviews

Not a bad way to kill an hour and a half...

A merry yarn and predictably cheesy in all the right places. The fight scenes are particularly wanting and the dialogue is more than inadequate in places, but one is compelled to hang in there to let the plot unravel. The characters are implausible rather than larger-than-life, especially the Arab contingent, but this was 1965 and the swinging sixties seems an acceptable excuse. As usual, for movies of this period and genre, the hero is sadly old enough to be the father of the damsel in distress, leaving one to wonder: where were all the young, virile men before 1970? Perhaps it's also somewhat surprising that, being a British-made film, there is a distinct lack of black actors and extras, especially as this actually was filmed in Mozambique! Overall, it's not the worst way to kill an hour and a half, unless you have something better to do such as walk the dog.