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Director:
Douglas Hickox
Writers:
Jack DeWitt (screenplay)
Hall T. Sprague (story) ...
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Release Date:
21 May 1976 (West Germany) See more »
Genre:
Action | Adventure See more »
Tagline:
He's got to get her out, if its the last thing he does! See more »
Plot:
Robert Culp plays Bracken, whose life seems perfect until his wife Ellen and their children are kidnapped by terrorists one day... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

James Coburn ... Jim McCabe

Susannah York ... Ellen Bracken

Robert Culp ... Jonas Bracken

Charles Aznavour ... Insp. Nikolidis

Harry Andrews ... Auerbach

John Beck ... Ben
Zouzou ... Female terrorist
Kenneth Griffith ... Wasserman
Werner Pochath ... Terrorist #1
Antonis Antypas ... Dimitri (as Anthony Antypas)
Telis Zotos ... Bracken's secretary
Nikos Tsachiridis ... Gatekeeper

Ernie F. Orsatti ... Joe
Barbara Trentham ... Della

Henry Brown ... Martin
Cherie Latimer ... Cora
Simon Harrison ... Jimmy McCabe
Stephany Mathews ... Susie Bracken
Steven Keats ... Rudy
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Directed by
Douglas Hickox 
 
Writing credits
Jack DeWitt (screenplay) (as Jack De Witt)

Hall T. Sprague (story) and
Bill McGaw (story)

Greg MacGillivray  screenplay (uncredited)
Stanley Mann  screenplay
Garry Michael White  screenplay

Produced by
Sandy Howard .... executive producer
Bill McGaw .... associate producer
Terry Morse Jr. .... producer
Hall T. Sprague .... associate producer
Bernard Williams .... line producer (as Bernie Williams)
 
Original Music by
Lalo Schifrin 
 
Cinematography by
Jim Freeman 
Greg MacGillivray 
Ousama Rawi 
 
Film Editing by
Malcolm Cooke 
 
Casting by
Lea Stalmaster 
 
Production Design by
Terry Ackland-Snow 
 
Set Decoration by
Ian Whittaker 
 
Costume Design by
Emma Porteus 
 
Makeup Department
Colin Jamison .... hair stylist
Richard Mills .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Aspa Lambrou .... production manager: Greece
Bernard Williams .... production supervisor (as Bernie Williams)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brian W. Cook .... first assistant director
Chris Kenny .... second assistant director
Ted Sturgis .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Russell Goble .... propman
Giorgos Iakovidis .... property master: Greece
Arthur Wicks .... property master
 
Sound Department
Thanassis Arvanitis .... sound mixer: Greece
Ilias Panagiotopoulos .... boom operator: Greece
 
Special Effects by
Yannis Samiotis .... special effects assistant: Greece (as John Samiotis)
John Stears .... special effects
 
Stunts
Bob Wills .... head stunt pilot
Peter Brayham .... stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Ernie F. Orsatti .... stunt coordinator (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Eddie Collins .... focus puller
Michael Garfath .... focus puller
Pat Gilluly .... aerial unit camera grip
Philip D. Schwartz .... assistant camera: aerial unit
Ronnie Taylor .... camera operator
 
Editorial Department
Rita Burgess .... assistant editor
Donald Chu .... assistant editor
Christopher Holmes .... supervising editor
Chris Kelly .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Kenneth Hall .... music editor
 
Other crew
Angela Allen .... script girl
May Capsaski .... location manager: Greece (as May Kapsaski)
David Dixon .... helicopter pilot
Jim Freeman .... aerial action director
Dix Hoper .... hang glider pilot
Curt Kiefer .... hang glider pilot
Yuri Kowalenko .... production assistant: Greece
Greg MacGillivray .... aerial action director
George Nolan .... helicopter pilot
Carol Price .... hang glider pilot
Chris Price .... hang glider pilot
Dean Tanji .... hang glider pilot
Chris Wills .... aerial consultant
Chris Wills .... lead pilot
Susie Wills .... hang glider pilot
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Assault on the Forbidden Fortress" - USA (poster title)
"SkyRiders" - USA (poster title)
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Runtime:
91 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono | Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | Iceland:12
Filming Locations:
Greece
Company:
Twentieth Century Fox Film CorporationSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
This movie is one of a handful of action-thriller films made during the mid to late 1970s to feature a Mountaintop Monastery in Greece. The other pictures include Sky Riders (1976), Escape to Athena (1979) and For Your Eyes Only (1981).See more »
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: During the supposed night-time rescue operation when the rescuers hang-glided in for the rescue, you can clearly see the shadows of the hang gliders on the rocks below them. So, clearly these scenes were shot in the daytime with a dark filter used to make it look like nighttime.See more »
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What is the actual location of the monastery where the rescue takes place?
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routine, 8 September 2009
Author: blanche-2 from United States

James Coburn, Susannah York and Robert Culp star in "Sky Riders," an action film from 1976. Culp's family is kidnapped by terrorists, and Coburn, who is the ex-husband of York and the father of her son, steps in to help. With the help of a photograph of the family sent by the terrorists, he manages to trace their location to an abandoned monastery. The only way to get there unseen is overhead, as it lays on the top of a huge rock formation. Coburn brings in experienced hang-gliders to help him.

Some really nice scenery and hang-gliding sequences are the highlight of this film, along with a good performance by Coburn. The characters aren't really fleshed out, nor are the circumstances of York leaving Coburn for Culp. It's hinted at through the dialogue that Culp wanted to marry York, and in exchange for not fighting the divorce, Culp used his influence to get Coburn less prison time. The boy in the family doesn't know who Coburn is, so the marriage happened when he was very young. There was some rich character material there, but it's not played out in the script.

Ordinary.

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