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April 1979 (USA) moreTagline:
Only two men could rescue her. One driven by love, the other by revenge. morePlot:
Dr. Anansa Linderby is kidnapped in a medical mission in Africa by a slave trader. From this moment... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
Africa
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Slave
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Kidnapping
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Slavery
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Based On Novel
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Red Sonja remake 'will start filming next year'(From The Geek Files. 16 June 2009, 11:59 AM, PDT)
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Compelling Underreported Current Subject Matter, Good but Misses the Mark more (16 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michael Caine | ... | Dr. David Linderby | |
| Peter Ustinov | ... | Suleiman | |
| Kabir Bedi | ... | Malik | |
| Beverly Johnson | ... | Dr. Anansa Linderby | |
| Omar Sharif | ... | Prince Hassan | |
| Rex Harrison | ... | Brian Walker | |
| William Holden | ... | Jim Sandell | |
| Zia Mohyeddin | ... | Djamil | |
| Winston Ntshona | ... | Ansok | |
| Tariq Yunus | ... | Faid | |
| Tyrone Jackson | ... | Dongaro | |
| Akosua Busia | ... | The Senoufo girl | |
| Jean-Luc Bideau | ... | Marcel | |
| Olu Jacobs | ... | Commissioner Batak | |
| Johnny Sekka | ... | Captain Bradford |
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Australia:M | UK:15 (video rating) | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1979) | Netherlands:12 | UK:12 (video rating: 2009) | UK:AA (original rating) | Norway:16 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Iceland:16Fun Stuff
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According to a TV Interview on "Pebble Mill at One" (1973), Saeed Jaffrey was cut out of this project moreSoundtrack:
Don't Lose the Feeling moreFAQ
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My rating considers the subject matter, modern-day slavery (!), some good photography ( captives walking through Lawrence's desert, a couple of good cameos), and gives Caine, and the director, a pass for execution. I agree that there could have been a much better musical score, however, this film tickled my imagination when I first saw it in 1980; not just about how it could have been a better film, but simply by the fact that slavery, and a slave trade, continues to exist: a fact later confirmed and documented by activists as recently as 2001. As this film was originally released in 1979, I wonder how much of a budget the film would have had it been made more recently, in light of current knowledge about this phenomenon. I have ordered this film to be included in my collection. Some films' impact is only realized over time, perhaps with repeat viewings, or some time after viewing to consider their whole; some have their greatest impact upon first or second viewing, with subsequent consideration or viewing either reducing said impact, or by that impact's simply not continuing to swell. This is a film that, while it didn't continue to grow in significance for me, neither did its significance decline. It could certainly have been better, and it's unfortunate that Michael Caine, an actor whose work I largely admire, wasn't happy to have worked on this film, but I do believe that it is much better than many other b- films to be found.