Directed by:
Robert StevensonScreenplay:
Bill WalshCinematography:
Paul BeesonComposer:
Ron GoodwinCast:
Peter Ustinov, Helen Hayes, Clive Revill, Joan Hickson, Joan Sims, Joss Ackland, Richard Pearson, Jon Pertwee, Amanda Barrie, Michael Elwyn, Kathleen Byron (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Lord Southmere escapes from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", and is captured by Chinese spies who have been instructed to retrieve the microfilm from him. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Peter Ustinov
UK
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Spartacus (1960)
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Helen Hayes
USA
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Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Airport (1970)
Arrowsmith (1931)
Clive Revill
New Zealand
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Avanti! (1972)
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Joan Hickson
UK
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Trouble in Store (1953)
Man with a Million (1954)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
Joan Sims
UK
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Trouble in Store (1953)
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985) (TV movie)
Deceptions (1985) (TV movie)
Joss Ackland
UK
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
The Three Musketeers (1973)
Richard Pearson
UK
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It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1975)
Columbo (1971) (series)
A Christmas Carol (1951)
Jon Pertwee
UK
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The Water Babies (1978)
The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
Amanda Barrie
UK
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Carry On Cleo (1964)
Doctor in Distress (1963)
Michael Elwyn
UK
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Kathleen Byron
UK
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Saving Private Ryan (1998)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Almost Strangers (2001) (series)
Anthony Sharp
UK
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Barry Lyndon (1975)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
The Far Pavilions (1984) (series)
Roy Kinnear
UK
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The Hill (1965)
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The Three Musketeers (1973)
Jane Lapotaire
UK
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Antony and Cleopatra (1972)
Percy Herbert
UK
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Arthur Howard
UK
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The Great Manhunt (1950)
Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
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John Laurie
UK
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Hamlet (1948)
Richard III (1955)
The 39 Steps (1935)
Natasha Pyne
UK
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The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
Cadfael (1994) (series)
The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964)
Peter Madden
Malaysia
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Doctor Zhivago (1965)
A Town Like Alice (1956)
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