The Cape Town Affair (1967)

South African secret agents attempt to save confidential microfilm before it falls into the hands of Communists.

Director:

Robert D. Webb

Writers:

Samuel Fuller, Harold Medford,

Stars:

James Brolin, Jacqueline Bisset, Claire Trevor

Cast

Complete credited cast:
James Brolin	...	Skip McCoy
Jacqueline Bisset	...	Candy
Claire Trevor	...	Sam Williams
Bob Courtney	...	Capt. Herrick, Security Branch
John Whiteley	...	Joey
Gordon Mulholland	...	Warrant Officer Du Plessis
Siegfried Mynhardt	...	Fenton
James Gordon White	...	Sgt. Beukes
Gabriel Bayman	...	Mohammed the Fence
Raymond Matuson	...	Lighting Louis / Espinosa

Storyline

South African secret agents attempt to save confidential microfilm before it falls into the hands of Communists.

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Plot Keywords:

secret agent | communist | remake | south africa | chopsticks | 

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Taglines:

What good is a million dollars when you're the target for every spy... cop... and killer in Cape Town!

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

South Africa

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 September 1967 (South Africa)

Also Known As:

Escape Route Cape Town

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Killarney Film Studios, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film is a remake of the 1953 thriller Pickup on South Street.

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Quotes

Candy: [referring to Skip McCoy] He's been fighting something inside him. Something decent, trying to crawl out.

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Connections

Remake of Pickup on South Street (1953)

User Reviews

What A Stinker!

I just bought this film for 4 dollars, and let me tell you, it wasn't worth it.

No budget, badly scripted, dull, boring, listless, "Cold War" stinker. Hard to believe that Samuel Fuller was involved in this "movie". There were lines like, "You want to help us fight the commies don't you?"

James Brolin looked handsome here, but the poor guy just wasn't an actor at this stage of his career. All he basically does is look angry and yell and scream the whole movie; gave me a headache. He is living in a run-down shack near a smelly river, with no electric, yet he wears 500 dollar suits. He's a thief who only robs twice the whole movie.

Horrible piece of worthless junk.