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Geoffrey Peace
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| Honor Blackman | ... |
Julie Chambois
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| Jeremy Kemp | ... |
Harry Riker
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| Peter Vaughan | ... |
Johann
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| Roy Dotrice | ... |
David Garland
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| Guy Doleman | ... |
Patrol Boat Commander
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| Jack May | ... |
Inspector Seekert
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| Kenneth Cope | ... |
Flag Officer
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| Tony Caunter | ... |
Elton
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| Clifford Evans | ... |
Admiral Tringham
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James Falkland | ... |
Patrol Boat Lieutenant
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Directed by
| Don Chaffey | ||
Written by
| Marvin H. Albert | ... | (screenplay) |
| Geoffrey Jenkins | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
| Fred Engel | ... | producer |
| John D. Merriman | ... | associate producer (as John Merriman) |
Music by
| Tristram Cary | ||
Cinematography by
| John Wilcox | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Alastair McIntyre | ||
Production Design by
| John Stoll | ||
Makeup Department
| Jeanette Freeman | ... | hairdresser (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Barrie Melrose | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Julio Sempere | ... | first assistant director |
| John Stoneman | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Harry Arbour | ... | construction manager |
Sound Department
| Norman Bolland | ... | sound recordist |
| Richard Daniel | ... | sound maintenance engineer |
| Peter Elliott | ... | sound editor |
| Jim Shields | ... | sound editor (as Jimmy Shields) |
| Maurice Askew | ... | dubbing mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Nick Allder | ... | special effects |
| Bill Warrington | ... | special effects |
| Terry Schubert | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Stephen Halliday | ... | underwater cinematographer |
| Ronnie Maasz | ... | camera operator |
| John Allder | ... | camera maintenance (uncredited) |
| Adolfo Bartoli | ... | lighting technician (uncredited) |
| Paul Borg | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Ted Deason | ... | focus puller (uncredited) |
| Dick Savery | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Stephen Smith | ... | clapper loader (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Tristram Cary | ... | conductor |
| Sinfonia of London | ... | music played by |
Script and Continuity Department
| Barbara Cole | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
| Vicki Deason | ... | production secretary (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1968) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1968) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1968) (Norway) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1969) (United States) (theatrical)
Special Effects
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A former British Naval Officer now makes his living by smuggling goods around the Mediterranean. After being forced to dump his cargo after nearly being caught by the authorities in Malta, he is eager to recoup his losses. When a former colleague appears and tells a wild story about smuggling diamonds out of South West Africa, he sees his chance to make a lot of money. Accompanied by the wife of a diamond prospector and a few shady characters he embarks on a quest to retrieve the diamonds. The only problem is that nobody trusts anybody else and the only way to retrieve the diamonds is to navigate the dangerous waters of the skeleton coast, a place where few ships have ever survived. To complicate things further, he has some very good reasons for not going there related to a mission he undertook there during the war. Written by Kevin Steinhauer {K.Steinhauer@BoM.GOV.AU} |
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| Taglines | They crossed an ocean and a desert to get to a treasure... and now they'll cross each other to keep it! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Although no date is specified for the modern-day scenes, it is fairly clear that they cannot be taking place in 1968, the year of the film's release - all the leading characters (except the girl) would, given that they were on active wartime service in 1943, have to be over the age of fifty, and it is fairly clear that none of them are. The brief dialogue reference to the smuggled rifles which are thrown overboard at the start of the film being destined for Cyprus suggests that these scenes are set during the EOKA emergency on that island in 1956-7. See more » |
| Goofs | In the opening sequences the Mr. Carland answers the telephone in the ship's engine-room whilst wearing soundproof earphones. See more » |