A body found in the River Thames is of an archaeology professor, murdered over three small fragments of an ancient text that could serve as a pretext for a red China-like country to invade a Nepal-like country.
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Superintendent Wills
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| Patrick Allen | ... |
Dr. Nelson Pollard
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| Jacqueline Ellis | ... |
Elsa Marlowe
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John Glyn-Jones | ... |
Dr. Maurice Tarn
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Brian McDermott | ... |
Det. Sgt. Stillman
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Gerald Andersen | ... |
Major Paul Amery
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| Wilfrid Brambell | ... |
Lock-Keeper
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Edward Atienza | ... |
Clerk
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| Ric Young | ... |
Johnny Choto
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| Robert Lee | ... |
Mr. Nam Lee
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| Yvonne Buckingham | ... |
Miss Russell
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| William Gaunt | ... |
Mitch Hallam
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Michael Deacon | ... |
Angus
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Arnold Lee | ... |
Soyoki
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| John Horsley | ... |
Pathologist
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Lesley Nunnerley | ... |
Vera Martin
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Malcolm Russell | ... |
Joe Martin
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Yvonne Shima | ... |
Tamaya
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Keith Faulkner | ... |
Lock-Keeper's Assistant
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Myo Toon | ... |
1st Chinese Man
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Sano Wong | ... |
2nd Chinese Man
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| Burt Kwouk | ... |
Captain Feng
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Jane Murdoch | ... |
Honeymoon Wife
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Timothy Parkes | ... |
Honeymoon Husband
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Howard Pays | ... |
Police Sgt.
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Peter Hager | ... |
Warden
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Don McKillop | ... |
Reporter
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| Robert Russell | ... |
Uniformed Sgt.
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Steve Reagan | ... |
Police Constable
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Poing Ping Sam | ... |
Instructor In Gym
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Chris Adcock | ... |
Bystander (uncredited)
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| Maxwell Craig | ... |
Ambulance Man (uncredited)
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George Curtis | ... |
Police Constable (uncredited)
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| George Hilsdon | ... |
Police Constable (uncredited)
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Manny Michael | ... |
Police Constable (uncredited)
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Ernie Rice | ... |
Newsvendor (uncredited)
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Jack Sharp | ... |
Bystander (uncredited)
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| Guy Standeven | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Joe Wadham | ... |
Police Constable (uncredited)
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Pearl Walters | ... |
Bystander (uncredited)
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Paula Wright | ... |
Bystander (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Clive Donner | ||
Written by
| Robert Banks Stewart | ... | (screenplay) (as Robert Stewart) |
| Philip Mackie | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Edgar Wallace | ... | (novel) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Jack Greenwood | ... | producer |
| Jim O'Connolly | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Charles Blackwell | ||
Cinematography by
| Bert Mason | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Derek Holding | ||
Casting By
| Ronnie Curtis | ... | (as Ronald Curtis) |
Art Direction by
| Peter Mullins | ||
Makeup Department
| Hilda Fox | ... | hairdresser |
| Aldo Manganaro | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Joe Levy | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Bert Pearl | ... | assistant director (as Albert Pearl) |
Sound Department
| Ronald Abbott | ... | sound recordist |
| Michael Shah Dayan | ... | sound editor |
| Sidney Rider | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Herbert Smith | ... | camera operator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eileen Welch | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
| Charles Blackwell | ... | conductor |
| Michael Carr | ... | composer: title music |
Script and Continuity Department
| Marjorie Owens | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
| Nat Cohen | ... | presenter: implied |
| Stuart Levy | ... | presenter: implied |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (1962) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as Anglo Amalgamated Film Distributors Limited)
- Schoenfeld Films (1965) (United States) (theatrical)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Clive Donner wanted Hugh Morton to play Major Paul Amery (Gerald Andersen (as Gerald Anderson), but producer Jack Greenwood vetoed Morton, feeling Morton was wrong for Major Amery. See more » |
| Goofs | When the second body is inspected by the coroner, he states that the body was a victim of "Karate, the killer blow of Kempo". As we all know, karate and kempo are entirely different styles of martial art. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited from The Sinister Man (1961). See more » |