The File of the Golden Goose (1969)

Policemen Novak & Thompson go undercover to infiltrate a gang of counterfeiters.

Director:

Sam Wanamaker

Writers:

John C. Higgins (screenplay), Robert E. Kent (screenplay),

Stars:

Yul Brynner, Charles Gray, Edward Woodward

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yul Brynner	...	Peter Novak
Charles Gray	...	The Owl
Edward Woodward	...	Arthur Thompson
John Barrie	...	Supt. Sloane
Adrienne Corri	...	Angela Richmond
Graham Crowden	...	Smythe
Walter Gotell	...	George Leeds
Anthony Jacobs	...	Firenos
Ivor Dean	...	Reynolds
Hugh McDermott	...	Ray Moss
Hilary Heath	...	Ann Marlowe (as Hilary Dwyer)
Ken Jones	...	Stroud
Karel Stepanek	...	Mueller
Bernard Archard	...	Collins
Geoffrey Reed	...	Martin

Storyline

Policemen Novak & Thompson go undercover to infiltrate a gang of counterfeiters. Standard cross and double-cross crime story with plenty of London location work.

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Plot Keywords:

gang | undercover | sauna | hidden identity | animal in title | 

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, nudity, violence, smoking and some drug material

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

June 1969 (UK)

Also Known As:

Az aranylúd-akták

Filming Locations:

Burlington Arcade, Piccadilly, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Caralan Productions Ltd., Edward Small Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min 101 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The last film of Denis Shaw.

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Connections

Remake of T-Men (1947)

User Reviews

U.S.Secret Service and Scotland Yard Smash International Counterfeit Ring!

Yul Brynner (yes, Yul Brynner, believe it or not) plays a U.S. Secret Service agent assigned by Washington to investigate an international gang counterfeiting $100 bills in Europe. He teams up with a Scotland Yard detective played by Edward Woodward ("The Equalizer" in a future life).

The movie opens with the gang attempting to assassinate Brynner near the United Nations building in New York, because he has developed too much evidence. The gang misses, of course, but his girl friend is killed. Brynner travels to London, works undercover, and gets in good with the gang.

I gave this movie a 7 out of 10, if only because they got the right American law enforcement agency (Secret Service) investigating counterfeit.