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March 1970 (USA)
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Breaking into Red China someone has to end the madness... See more »
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Two soldiers of fortune, Harry Grigsby and Kip Thompson, used to be the best of friends when they fought side by side in the Congo...
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Cast
(in credits order) | Stanley Baker | ... | Maj. Harry Grigsby |
 | Alex Cord | ... | Kip Thompson |
 | Honor Blackman | ... | Katherine Whiteley |
 | Richard Attenborough | ... | Gen. Charles Whiteley |
 | Rafer Johnson | ... | Joe Jackson |
 | Andrew Keir | ... | Gordon Mackenzie |
| Ray Brooks | ... | Lt. David Coulson |
 | Julian Glover | ... | Andy Royal |
 | John Thaw | ... | Terry Mitchell |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| A.J. Brown | ... | Governor (uncredited) |
| Paul Dawkins | ... | Commissioner Doyle (uncredited) |
| Sam Kydd | ... | (uncredited) |
| Philip Latham | ... | Adams (uncredited) |
| Gerald Sim | ... | Dr. Griffiths (uncredited) |
| Pamela Stanley | ... | Governor's Lady (uncredited) |
| Kenji Takaki | ... | Te Ching (uncredited) |
| Neil Wilson | ... | Wilson (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Gordon Flemyng | |||
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| Kenneth Ware | (screenplay) | |
| James Mitchell | (adaptation) and | |
| John Sherlock | (adaptation) | |
| John Sherlock | (novel "The Ordeal of Major Grigsby") | |
Produced by | |||
| René Dupont | .... | associate producer | |
| Josef Shaftel | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| John Dankworth | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Alan Hume | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Ann Chegwidden | |||
| Ernest Hosler | (uncredited) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Anthony Pratt | (as Tony Pratt) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Terence Morgan | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Beatrice Dawson | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Wally Schneiderman | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Ron Carr | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Anthony Waye | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Tim Hutchinson | .... | set designer | |
| Cliff Robinson | .... | chief draughtsperson (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Buster Ambler | .... | sound mixer | |
| Mike Hopkins | .... | sound editor (uncredited) | |
| Len Shilton | .... | sound re-recordist (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Pat Moore | .... | special effects (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Joe Powell | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| David Harcourt | .... | camera operator | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Roy Ponting | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
Music Department | |||
| John Dankworth | .... | conductor | |
| David Lindup | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Dimitri De Grunwald | .... | presenter | |
| Marilyn Clarke | .... | production coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Rita Davison | .... | continuity (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Cinerama Releasing Corporation (1970) (USA) (theatrical)
- Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1975) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
- C.E.D.I.C. (1970) (France) (theatrical)
- Cinerama Releasing UK (1970) (UK) (theatrical)
- Universal Films Española (197?) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Valio-Filmi (1971) (Finland) (theatrical)
- France Video Distribution (Fravidis) (????) (France) (VHS)
- MTC Video (1983) (Greece) (VHS)
- Scorpion Releasing (2010) (USA) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
- Ellis/Wright titles
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94 min
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The problem with The Last Grenade isn't so much that it's bad, but that it disregards audience expectations. It isn't unreasonable, after all, to expect a movie about mercenaries to contain a fair amount of action. The Last Grenade, however, devotes at least as much attention to a none-too-convincing romantic subplot as to the central rivalry between the characters played by Baker and Cord.
Cord's slightly mad villain is more charismatic than the decidedly unheroic hero, but receives too little screen time to keep the tension going. Even his demise is somewhat of a letdown, with the viewer unaccountably robbed of any explosive, bullet-riddled showdown between the rival groups of mercenaries, so that instead we're given an almost mannered climax that's more of a joke than a catharsis, dramatic music cue notwithstanding.
In less British hands - say, Don Siegel's or Sam Peckinpah's - or maybe John Boorman's or David Lean's, this might have been an unqualified winner; as is, however, it's only a minor, watchable, but ultimately disappointing and mostly actionless actioner.