Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Gregory Peck | ... | John Hathaway | |
Anne Heywood | ... | Kay Hanna | |
Arthur Hill | ... | Shelby | |
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Alan Dobie | ... | Benson |
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Conrad Yama | ... | The Chairman |
Zienia Merton | ... | Ting Ling | |
Ori Levy | ... | Shertov | |
Ric Young | ... | Yin (as Eric Young) | |
Burt Kwouk | ... | Chang Shou | |
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Alan White | ... | Gardner |
Keye Luke | ... | Professor Soong Li | |
Francesca Tu | ... | Soong Chu (as Francisca Tu) | |
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Mai Ling | ... | Stewardess |
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Gordon Sterne | ... | U.S. Airforce Sergeant |
Robert Lee | ... | Hotel Night Manager |
An American scientist is sent to Red China to steal the formula for a newly developed agricultural enzyme. What he is not told by his bosses is that a micro-sized bomb has been planted in his brain so that should the mission ever look likely to fail, he can be eliminated at the push of a button! Written by Jonathon Dabell <J.D.@pixie.ntu.ac.uk>
I confess to not having seen this in 30 years,but politics and aging aside,I still remember it as a film that took on a different/ not usual subject(Red China) and had Gregory Peck giving an all out performance as a "layman" spy . It had a somewhat novel gadget factor with the monitoring listening device and the introduction of Mao's country as another "Player" in the big game of world control.The chase for the border was tense and very memorable (the U.S. actually working with the Soviets...who woulda thunk it?)It also boast top-notch production qualities(Score, direction and a fine supporting cast.)There's a funny part that I still remember ... Military guy Arthur Hill is taking the trigger-detonator of Peck's "brain-bomb" from a safe and noticing there's a "skull and crossbones" on it. Hill-"Whose the joker who did this?".........