Gold (1974)

Rod Slater is the newly appointed general manager of the Sonderditch gold mine, but he stumbles across an ingenious plot to flood the mine, by drilling into an underground lake, so the ... See full summary »

Director:

Peter R. Hunt

Writers:

Wilbur Smith (screenplay), Stanley Price (screenplay),

Stars:

Roger Moore, Susannah York, Ray Milland

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Roger Moore	...	Rod Slater
Susannah York	...	Terry Steyner
Ray Milland	...	Hurry Hirschfeld
Bradford Dillman	...	Manfred Steyner
John Gielgud	...	Farrell
Tony Beckley	...	Stephen Marais
Simon Sabela	...	Big King
Marc Smith	...	Tex Kiernan
John Hussey	...	Plummer
Bernard Horsfall	...	Dave Kowalski
Bill Brewer	...	Aristide
Norman Coombes	...	Lemmer
George Jackson	...	Mine Doctor
Ken Hare	...	Jackson
Ralph Loubser	...	Mine Captain

Storyline

Rod Slater is the newly appointed general manager of the Sonderditch gold mine, but he stumbles across an ingenious plot to flood the mine, by drilling into an underground lake, so the unscrupulous owners to make a killing in the international gold market.

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Plot Keywords:

gold | accident | aviation | thames river | new york city | 

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Taglines:

Everything they touch turns to pure excitement!

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Adventure | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 October 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Great Gold Conspiracy

Filming Locations:

Johannesburg Airport, South Africa

Box Office

Budget:

£1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Avton Films, Killarney Film Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 119 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The setting in a gold mine was used in Roger Moore's final appearance as James Bond in A View To A Kill. This film and the latter featured a plot to flood a gold mine.

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Goofs

When Jane and Rod appear in the aircraft there is no microphone showing but seconds later there is one showing on the window frame along with a different instrument cluster - clearly two different aircraft.

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Quotes

Rod Slater (Roger Moore): Who do I need to see?
Miner (Garth Tuckett): Go and see Mr Eade.

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Connections

Referenced in Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge: Episode #1.1 (1994)

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Soundtracks

"GOLD"
Music by Elmer Bernstein
Lyrics by Don Black
Sung by Jimmy Helms

User Reviews

Just To Put A Charm Around A Ladys' Neck

Despite the collapse of the gold price in recent months here is a movie whose value is assured. Taken from the novel "Gold Mine" by the one and only Wilbur Smith we get to see just how dangerous the world of mining is. Nerve splitting scenes in the aftermath of a rock fall, explosions, underground amputations, the calamity of an underground flood, deceit, conspiracy, loyalty, betrayl, murder, sex, tribal dance, heroics, more heroics (it was penned by Wilbur Smith) and the lengths to which men will go just to put a charm around a ladys' neck.