Rosebud (1975)

In a bold coup a Palestinian terrorist group capers the yacht Rosebud and kidnaps the 5 millionaires daughters on it. At first they demand film clips to be shown on major European TV ... See full summary »

Director:

Otto Preminger

Writers:

Paul Bonnecarrere (novel), Joan Hemingway (novel),

Stars:

Peter O'Toole, Richard Attenborough, Cliff Gorman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter O'Toole	...	Larry Martin
Richard Attenborough	...	Edward Sloat
Cliff Gorman	...	Yafet Hemlekh
Claude Dauphin	...	Charles-Andre Fargeau
John V. Lindsay	...	Sen. Donnovan
Peter Lawford	...	Lord Carter
Raf Vallone	...	George Nikolaos
Adrienne Corri	...	Lady Carter
Amidou	...	Kirkbane
Joseph Shiloach	...	Hacam (as Yosef Shiloach)
Brigitte Ariel	...	Sabine
Isabelle Huppert	...	Helene Nikolaos
Lalla Ward	...	Margaret
Kim Cattrall	...	Joyce Donnovan
Debra Berger	...	Gertrude

Storyline

In a bold coup a Palestinian terrorist group capers the yacht Rosebud and kidnaps the 5 millionaires daughters on it. At first they demand film clips to be shown on major European TV stations. Undercover agent Martin is hired to hunt the terrorists down.

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Plot Keywords:

terrorist | palestinian | yacht | high society | hostage | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 March 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

Operation Rosebud

Filming Locations:

Bastia, Haute-Corse, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Oting SA

Technical Specs

Runtime:

126 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film debut of ex-mayor New York John V. Lindsay who plays millionaire American Senator Donnovan, one of the fathers of the kidnapped girls. The picture was Lindsay's first, final and only ever movie role.

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Connections

References Citizen Kane (1941)

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Soundtracks

"I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City"
Written by Harry Nilsson
Performed by Kim Catrall

User Reviews

let us forget this happened and never speak of it again

Notice that the film has no screenwriting credit. That's because there was apparently no script. There were, however, about an hour and a half's worth of terrorists-making- sure-they're-not-followed scenes, which were suicidally tedious but in a way were a soothing respite from unbearable, aimless dialogue delivered by wooden actors who seemed as confused as the audience. Peter O'Toole of course is not wooden, but he does look severely ill--perhaps as a result of the gastric troubles that nearly killed him in the mid-seventies, or perhaps because there's not enough liquor in the world to douse the humiliating awareness that Man Friday will not be your worst film this year.

Put it this way: this excruciating, jaw-droppingly awful film makes Murphy's War look like Citizen Kane. How I'm just grateful, though amazed, that Mystery Science Theater never got hold of it. Did they?

Let us draw a discreet veil over this abortion of a film and never speak of it again. In fact, let's ignore everything between The Ruling Class and Stunt Man.