The Corrupt Ones (1967)
"Die Hölle von Macao" (original title)

Spy accidentally gets an ancient treasure. Several corrupt groups try to steal it from him.

Directors:

James Hill, Frank Winterstein

Writers:

Harald Bloom, Arp Brown (story),

Stars:

Elke Sommer, Robert Stack, Nancy Kwan

Cast

Credited cast:
Elke Sommer	...	Lilly Mancini
Robert Stack	...	Cliff Wilder
Nancy Kwan	...	Tina
Werner Peters	...	Pinto
Christian Marquand	...	Jay Brandon
Maurizio Arena	...	Mancini
Richard Haller	...	Kua-Song
Hans Heyde	...	Hugo
Marisa Merlini	...	Mme. Vulcano
Ah Yue Lou	...	Chow (as Ah-Yue Lou)
Heidy Bohlen	...	Jasmine
Maria Minh	...	Choo Minh
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dusty Springfield	...	Title Song Singer
Rosemarie Stack	...	Bar Patron

Storyline

Spy accidentally gets an ancient treasure. Several corrupt groups try to steal it from him.

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Plot Keywords:

spy | bare chested male | place name in title | blow torch | lost treasure | 

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Taglines:

The hunt for the Peking Medallion drew them to the deadliest city in the world!

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Genres:

Adventure | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

France Italy West Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 February 1967 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Corrupt Ones

Filming Locations:

CCC-Atelier, Spandau, Berlin, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Central Cinema Company Film (CCC), Critérion Film, Franca Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Great Time Waster

"The Corrupt Ones" is a Cold War-era adventure story about a chase for the Peking Medallion, which is the key to an ancient Chinese treasure. The stars are Robert Stack and Elke Sommer, but, as is usual in this type of film, the villains, of whom Nancy Kwan is the chief, are more colorful. The film starts with a fight for the medallion on board a train, and the pace rarely lets up from there. It's a great time waster, if you've got the time to waste. Of course, this particular genre was done practically to death by the Indian Jones series, but, if you can get past the low budget, there's a lot to enjoy here, not the least of which is Dusty Springfield's singing of the title tune. It's one of those multi-country productions, and that makes for an appealing supporting cast, but someone ought to have been shot for dubbing Elke Sommer's beautiful voice in English. She sounds like a real simp. Citizens of Macao, by the way, must have been shocked by the tagline: "The Deadliest City in the World Is about to Get Deadlier!"